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Curves & Motion · Challenge problem

A point on the rim of a rolling wheel of radius 11 traces the cycloid r(t)=(t−sin⁡t, 1−cos⁡t)\mathbf r(t) = (t - \sin t,\ 1 - \cos t). Find the radius of curvature of the cycloid at its highest point.