Finding Parametric Equations


Find parametric equations and a parameter interval for the motion of a particle that starts at (a, 0) and traces the circle x²+y²=a².


a. once clockwise.


(There are many ways to do these, so your answers may not be the same as the ones at the back of the text.)

Polar Coordinates

Plot the following points, given in polar coordinates. Then find all the polar coordinates of each point.

a. (2, π/2)

Graphing Conic Sections

Sketch the parabolas in Exercises 55–58. Include the focus and directrix in each sketch.

y² = −(8/3)x

Cartesian to Polar Equations

Find polar equations for the circles in Exercises 33–36. Sketch each circle in the coordinate plane and label it with both its Cartesian and polar equations.

x² + y² + 5y = 0

Cartesian to Polar Coordinates

Find the polar coordinates, 0 ≤ θ < 2π and r ≥ 0, of the following points given in Cartesian coordinates.

b. (-3,0)

Shifting Conic Sections

You may wish to review Section 1.2 before solving Exercises 39-56.

The hyperbola (y²/4) − (x²/5) = 1 is shifted 2 units down to generate the hyperbola (y + 2)²/4 − x²/5 = 1.

a. Find the center, foci, vertices, and asymptotes of the new hyperbola.

Cycloid

a. Find the length of one arch of the cycloid x = a(t − sin t), y = a(1 − cos t).