Take two quarters and lay them on a table. Press down on one quarter so it cannot move. Then, starting at the 12:00 position, roll the other quarter along the edge of the stationary quarter, as the drawing suggests. How many revolutions does the rolling quarter make when it travels once around the circumference of the stationary quarter? Surprisingly, the answer is not one revolution. |
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