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    A ___________ is a curve generated by a point fixed to a circle, within or outside its circumference, as the circle rolls along a straight line.
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    A ___________ is a curve generated by a point fixed to a circle, within or outside its circumference, as the circle rolls along a straight line.

    A.

    Hurwitz

    B.

    Fermat

    C.

    Hyperelliptic

    D.

    Trochoid

    Correct option is D


    A Trochoid is a curve traced by a fixed point on the radius of a circle as it rolls along a straight line.
    It has different forms depending on where the point is located:
    · Curtate Trochoid (point inside the circle)
    · Prolate Trochoid (point outside the circle)
    · Cycloid (point on the circle's circumference)

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