Two circles touch at their topmost (or bottommost) point

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

Two circles touch at their topmost (or bottommost) point. A straight line through this point cuts both circles. Show that the time taken to slide from rest down the part of this line lying between the circles is the same no matter where the line cuts the circles.

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