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From: ejnorman@uwmacc.UUCP (Eric Norman)
Newsgroups: net.math
Subject: Polar clarification.
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Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 10:51:59 EST
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In article <325@ihnet.UUCP> eklhad@ihnet.UUCP (K. A. Dahlke) wonders:

> It may not be graduate math, but it is interesting (to me) nonetheless.
 
Methinks it might be close; you won't be able to hack it if you
barely made it through two semesters of calculus.  This is my
rationalization for posting to math instead of puzzle.

> Construct a topography, such that a bicycle equipped with square
> wheels has a smooth ride when traveling over this terrain.

> One possibility is "level" ride.  That is, the rider

This is what was intended.  Also, wheels may not slip.
 
> Does this problem have a more general solution,
> say for bicycles with N-sided wheels?

You'll be able to answer this.

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