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Slinky

A slinky is a space curve consisting of a spiral wound around a helix. It has parametric equations

x=[R+acos(omegat)]cost
(1)
y=[R+acos(omegat)]sint
(2)
z=ht+asin(omegat).
(3)

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Helix, Spiral

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  • conical spiral
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Slinky." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Slinky.html

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