Problems

01

Convert parametric curve to function graph

Write the following curves as the graphs of a function . (Find for each case.)

(a) , and

(b) , and

Sketch each curve.

Solution

01

(a) From the first equation, .

Plug that in for in :

The sketched curve should be the portion of the line with .

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(b)

For this one, best not to solve for . Instead, notice the trig identity:

Therefore the points on the curve satisfy the equation . Solve this for the function:

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02

Convert parametric curve to function graph

Write the following curves as the graphs of a function . (Find for each case.)

(a) , and

(b) , and

Sketch each curve.

Solution

04

(a)

Observe that and implies .

Therefore, all points on the curve satisfy and we set .

Since and covers the entire real line , the parametric curve is the entire line .

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(b)

Observe that and implies . Again, all points on the curve satisfy and so .

However, this time implies , and the entire range of is possible (set ) to find an inverse.

So the image of this parametric curve is for , and the origin is omitted.

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03

Convert function graph to parametric curve

Find parametric curves whose images are the following graphs:

(a) and

(b) and

Solution

05

(a)

First choose a function , then set to ensure the equation is satisfied.

When choosing , we want to cover the whole domain of which is . We also need to satisfy the initial condition.

Start by trying :

But then . Since we should have . We can arrange for this by setting and solving for :

Therefore we define . Then:

So we use:

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(b)

Same method but different condition:

Therefore we define . Then:

So we use:

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