Wheel on Axis

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Here is our objective: We want to roll a wheel along the x-axis. We want a marker point P that starts at the origin and rotates around the wheel, giving us the sense of no slipping.

This animation opens the path to all sorts of wheel stories

Teacher Manual

Curriculum Expectations

  • Use of Mathematical Processes

  • Strand D: Trigonometric Functions

    • 2. Connecting Graphs and Equations of Sinusoidal Functions

    • 3. Solving Problems Involving Sinusoidal Function