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This document discusses parametric equations and how to find derivatives, tangents, and lengths of curves defined parametrically. It includes examples of finding the Cartesian equation of a curve from its parametric form, taking derivatives of parametric equations, finding where the derivative is equal to values, and calculating lengths of curves over intervals.

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Parametric Equations Question

This document discusses parametric equations and how to find derivatives, tangents, and lengths of curves defined parametrically. It includes examples of finding the Cartesian equation of a curve from its parametric form, taking derivatives of parametric equations, finding where the derivative is equal to values, and calculating lengths of curves over intervals.

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CHAPTER 5 : PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS

1. Find a Cartesian equation of the curve given parametrically as:


(a). x  3  5 2 cos t , y  5 2 sin t

(b). x  41  t  , y  5  5t 2

(c). x  2 cos t  2 , y  sin t  1

t
2. Given x  and y  1  t ,
1 t
dy
(a) find in term of t.
dx
dy
Find the values of t if  1.
dx
d2y
(b) find at the value of t.
dx 2

3. Parametric equations of a curve is given by


2t 3t 2  1
x and y  2
t2 1 t 1
Find
dy
(a) in terms of t.
dx

d2y
(b) when t  2 .
dx 2

4. The parametric equation of curve are given by


x  cot t  cos ec t and y  tan t  sec t .
(a) Show that
1 1
x  2 cos ec t and y   2 sec t .
x y

dy
(b) Find in terms x and y.
dx

1 4
5. Given x  2t  and y  t  , with t is a non-zero parameter.
t t
dy 1  9 
(a) Show that  1  2 .
dx 2  2t  1 

d2y
(b) Find when t  1 .
dx 2

6. Consider the parameter equations,


x  t 2 and y  t  3t .
3

dy
(a) Evaluate at the point  3, 0  . Hence, find the tangent line at the point
dx
 3, 0  .
dy
(b) Find the point  x, y  where is not defined.
dx
(a)  3, y  3x  3 3 or y   3x  3 3 (b)
 0,0

7. Given
y  e t  e t and x  e t .
dy
(a) Find the point  x, y  on the curve where  0.
dx
2
d2y dy
(b) Solve for t if  2    1  0 .
 dx  dx

1 1
8. A parametric curve is given by x  t  , y  t  , t  0 .
t t
dy
(a) Find in terms of t and evaluate it at t  2 .
dx
(b) Hence, find the tangent line at t  2 .
d2y d2y
(c) Find the value of at t  1 and evaluate lim .
dx 2 x  dx 2
9. Find the length of the curve.
(a) x  1  3t 2 , y  4  2t 3 and t   0,1
(b) y  e t  e t , x  5  2t , 0  t  3 .
(c) y  e t cos t , x  e t sin t from t  0 to t   .

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