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Parametric Equation: Definition:: X F (T), y G (T) T D

1. A parametric equation represents a curve in a plane using functions of a variable t, where the coordinates (x, y) are defined as x = f(t) and y = g(t). 2. The parametric equations for a straight line through point A(x1, y1, z1) and parallel to the vector d(a, b, c) are: x - x1 = at, y - y1 = bt, z - z1 = ct. 3. The symmetric form of a line's parametric equations sets the ratios (x - x1)/a, (y - y1)/b, (z - z1)/c equal to the

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Parametric Equation: Definition:: X F (T), y G (T) T D

1. A parametric equation represents a curve in a plane using functions of a variable t, where the coordinates (x, y) are defined as x = f(t) and y = g(t). 2. The parametric equations for a straight line through point A(x1, y1, z1) and parallel to the vector d(a, b, c) are: x - x1 = at, y - y1 = bt, z - z1 = ct. 3. The symmetric form of a line's parametric equations sets the ratios (x - x1)/a, (y - y1)/b, (z - z1)/c equal to the

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PARAMETRIC EQUATION:

Definition:

A curve in the plane is said to be parameterized if the set of coordinates on


the curve, (x, y), are represented as functions of a variable t. Namely,
Where D is set of real numbers and variable t is called parameter and the
relation between x , y and t are called parametric equation.
x = f(t), y = g(t) t D.
As the vector equation of line through any point and parallel to d is given by:
AP = (x -

x 1 i + (y -

y 1 j + (z -

z1 k

(1
Also we know that point P any point on line then
AP= t d
(II
We have
(x -

x 1 i + (y -

y 1 j + (z -

z1 k

=t(

ai +

bj +

ck )

By comparing components we have


I.

x-

x1 = a t

II.

y-

y1

=bt

III.

z-

z1

=ct

(PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS)

In arranged form we also have

xx 1
a
y y1
b

=t
=t

z z1
c

=t

Question: Find parametric equation for straight line through A ( 2, 4 ,3) and
parallel to vector
d ( 4, 0, -7)

Solution:
As we know that:
I.

x-

x1 = a t

y-

y1 = b t

z-

z1

=ct
So,
x 2 = 4t

y4=0

z 3 = -7 t

So parametric equations are


x=4t+2

y=4

z=37t

Question 2: Find parametric equation for straight line through A ( 5, 6 ,3)

and parallel to vector

d ( -7, -6, -7)

SYMMETRIC FORM OF EQUATION:

There is one more form of the line that we want to look at. If we assume
that a, b, and c are all non-zero numbers we can solve each of the equations
in the parametric form of the line for t. We can then set all of them equal to
each other since t will be the same number in each. Doing this gives the
following,

xx 1 y y 1
=
a
b

z z1
c

=t

(This is known as symmetric form of equation)

Question:

Write down symmetric form of line through A (5, 4 ,3) and B (2 ,8 ,-7) ?

To do this we have to find out parallel vector of AB


AB = (

x2

x1

), (

y2

y1

), (

z2

z1

d = AB = (-3, 4,-10)
Once we got this then,
d = (5, 4, 3) + t (-3, 4,-10)
d = (5- 3t, 4+4t, 3-10t)
So we have;
x = 5 3t
y = 4+4t
z = 3-10t
Here is symmetric form
x5 y 4
=
3
4

z3
10

=t

If one of a, b, or c does happen to be zero we can still write down the


symmetric equations. To see this lets suppose that b = 0, a=0, c=0 In this
case t will not exist in the parametric equation for y ,x and z and so we will
only solve the parametric equations for t. We then set those equal and
acknowledge the parametric equation for y as follows,
So,

x=

x1

y=

y1

z=

z1

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