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Tautochrone

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Phil Todd

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The inverted cycloid curve is a tautochrone:  put a marble anywhere on the curve and it will take the same time to reach the bottom.

Try dragging the masses to different starting points and observe their behavior.

Tags: cycloid, tautochrone, brachistochrone
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