Problem #104


A circle one foot in radius is placed on a ramp that makes an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal so that a point P on the circle touches the ramp 10 feet from the base of the ramp. As the circle rolls down the ramp, what is the maximum height that P attains?

Source: George T. Gilbert

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