The cycloid equations are and
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Find the curvature of cycloid.
\Apply curvature formula from 69(a): .
Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Curvature is .
Substitute ,
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and
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Top of one of its arches
is maximum, this occurs when
is maximum.
Maximum value of is
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Substitute in
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