Involute of Pentagon

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“An involute is a curve generated by unwrapping an inflexible chord from around a polygon. Thus the involute of any polygon may be drawn by extending its sides, and with the corners of the polygon as successive centers drawing the tangent arcs.” —French, 1911

Source

French, Thomas E A Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsmen (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1911)

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