Evolute II x = a (cosθ + θ sin θ ) y = a (sin θ − θ cos θ ) dx = a (−sin θ + sin θ + θ cos θ ) = a (θ cos θ ) dθ d 2x x ′′ = 2 = a (cosθ − θ sin θ ) dθ dy y′ = = a (cosθ − cos θ + θ sin θ ) = a (θ sin θ ) dθ d2y y ′′ = 2 = a (sin θ + θ cos θ ) dθ x′ = The curvature, € d 2 y dx dy d 2 x − 2 2 κ = dθ dθ dθ dθ3 2 2 2 dx + dy dθ dθ = a (sin θ + θ cos θ ) a (θ cosθ ) − a (θ sin θ ) a (cosθ − θ sin θ ) 3 2 2 2 2 a θ cos θ ) + a 2 (θ sin θ ) ( = a 2θ 2 1 = 3 3 aθ aθ and therefore the radius of curvature is aθ . € €