Debankur posted an Question
January 09, 2020 • 16:46 pm 1 points
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Consider the brachistochrone problem but suppose that the car is launched from point 1 with a fixed speed v. S

Consider again the bracistochrone problem but suppose that the car is launched from point 1 with a fixed speed v. Show that the path of minimum time to the fixed point 2 is still a cycloid, but with its cusp (the top point of the curve) a height v/2g above point 1.

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    Eduncle Best Answer

    Dear Debankur,

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