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Construct the envelope formed by a fix diameter of a circle rolling along a fixed circle of the same size .

> restart;

> m:=[[2*cos(t)-cos(2*t),2*sin(t)-sin(2*t)],[2*cos(t)+cos(2*t),2*sin(t)+sin(2*t)]];

m := [[2*cos(t)-cos(2*t), 2*sin(t)-sin(2*t)], [2*co...

> t:=n*Pi/50;

t := 1/50*n*Pi

> plot([m$n=0..100],axes=none,scaling=constrained,color=brown);

[Maple Plot]

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