Wheel on Axis

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Here is our objective: We want to roll a wheel along the x-axis. We want a marker point P that starts at the origin and rotates around the wheel, giving us the sense of no slipping.

This animation opens the path to all sorts of wheel stories

Curriculum Expectations

  • Use of Mathematical Processes

  • Strand D: Trigonometric Functions

    • 2. Connecting Graphs and Equations of Sinusoidal Functions

    • 3. Solving Problems Involving Sinusoidal Function