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You say you want a revolution... (Posted on 2004-06-27)

A circle with radius 1 rolls without slipping once around a circle with radius 3. How many revolutions does the smaller circle make?

Does it matter if the smaller circle rolls on the inside or outside of the larger circle?

See The Solution Submitted by SilverKnight

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Subject	Author	Date
Veefessional strikes again!	Vee-Liem Veefessional	2004-07-30 02:51:23
damn'it	vije	2004-07-07 13:53:39
pi pi	vije	2004-07-07 13:51:49
Physical thought experiment	Larry	2004-07-05 22:55:47
I think...	Cesar Ali	2004-06-30 11:17:55
radii	rixar	2004-06-27 22:37:02
Revolutions	Half-Mad	2004-06-27 18:26:31
You say you want a revolution...	Ron Anthony	2004-06-27 16:48:26
solution	Charlie	2004-06-27 15:06:38
re(2): No Subject, mmmmmm	Richard	2004-06-27 14:39:10
re: No Subject, mmmmmm	Juggler	2004-06-27 13:58:03
No Subject	Elisabeth	2004-06-27 13:13:31

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