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