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Example Question #9 : Graphing Parametrics
In which quadrant does the parametric equation terminate when ?
When
we have that
This gives the coordinate
which is located in
Example Question #10 : Graphing Parametrics
In which quadrant is the parametric function located for the given value?
We substitute the given value into the parametric function.
The resulting coordinate is in
Example Question #101 : Parametric, Polar, And Vector
In which quadrant is the parametric function located for the given value?
We substitute the given value into the parametric function.
The resulting coordinate is in
Example Question #111 : Parametric
In which quadrant is the parametric function located for the given value?
We substitute the given value into the parametric function.
The resulting coordinate is in
Example Question #1 : Derivatives Of Parametrics
Find the derivative of the following set of parametric equations:
We start by taking the derivative of x and y with respect to t, as both of the equations are only in terms of this variable:
The problem asks us to find the derivative of the parametric equations, dy/dx, and we can see from the work below that the dt term is cancelled when we divide dy/dt by dx/dt, leaving us with dy/dx:
So now that we know dx/dt and dy/dt, all we must do to find the derivative of our parametric equations is divide dy/dt by dx/dt:
Example Question #2 : Derivatives Of Parametrics
Solve:
The integration involves breaking up a power of a trigonometric ratio, and then using known trigonometric identities.
The alternative is to find which answer choice has a derivative equal to the answer choice, and for this we get:
Example Question #1 : Derivatives Of Parametrics
Solve for if and .
Write the the formula to solve for the derivative of parametric functions.
Find and using the power rule .
Substitute back to the formula to obtain the derivative.
Example Question #2 : Derivatives Of Parametrics
Find the derivative of the following parametric function:
The derivative of a parametric function is given by:
where
,
The derivatives were found using the following rules:
Simply divide the derivatives as shown above.
Example Question #1 : Derivatives Of Parametrics
Solve for if and .
None of the above
Given equations for and in terms of , we can find the derivative of parametric equations as follows:
, as the terms will cancel out.
Using the Power Rule
for all and given and ,
and .
Therefore,
.
Example Question #1 : Derivatives Of Parametrics
Find the derivative of the following parametric equation:
The derivative of a parametric equation is given by the following equation:
Solving for the derivative of the equation for y, you get
and for the equation for x, you get
The following rules were used for the derivatives:
,
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