The Brachistochrone Curve - Which theories apply?

In summary, the conversation revolves around a student asking for help with their physics exam project on creating a Brachistochrone curve. They mention writing a report and struggling to understand some of the theories behind the curve, specifically related to gravitational acceleration. The student has been using the internet for research but finds it difficult to understand due to being a non-native English speaker. They turn to asking for clarification in the conversation. The speaker advises the student to ask specific questions and provides some prompts for further discussion.
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FredLau
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Hello,
I am doing a physics exam, where I have chosen to create a Brachistochrone curve, and perform various tests on it.
Furthermore, I also have to write a physics report, containing the theory behind the curve, but I am not 100% sure what some of the theories behind the curve are. I suppose it would apply to gravitational acceleration, since it is only affected by that force. But could anyone maybe explain to me just a bit more about the theory behind this curve? Thank you!

- Frederik L. Rasmussen
 
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What did you find using the Internet?
 
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PeroK said:
What did you find using the Internet?
Don't worry, I have been looking on the internet!
But I am not a native English speaker, so a lot of the things I have been able to find has been somewhat hard for me to understand..
So I thought it would be easier to ask in here.
 
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FredLau said:
Don't worry, I have been looking on the internet!
But I am not a native English speaker, so a lot of the things I have been able to find has been somewhat hard for me to understand..
So I thought it would be easier to ask in here.

There must be a lot of available material with diagrams and which took hours to put together, so it's impossible for anyone here to do better than that. What we can do is answer specific questions about something you don't understand.

Where havve you got to in your project? Do you understand the problem? The idea behind the solution? What level of mathematics do you know?
 

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