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The Fastest Slope: Brachistochrone

Scene by Ordinate 2D ✓ · Mechanics

A straight track, a circular arc and a cycloid from the same start to the same end. The straight one is shortest; the cycloid is fastest: 1.00 s against 1.19 s.

Use in Ordinate 2DOpens as a new scene in Research mode, with its graphs and table. Free, no account needed.

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