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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 1

In Exercises 1–8, parametric equations and a value for the parameter t are given. Find the coordinates of the point on the plane curve described by the parametric equations corresponding to the given value of t. x = 3 − 5t, y = 4 + 2t; t = 1

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Identify the given parametric equations: \(x = 3 - 5t\) and \(y = 4 + 2t\), and the given parameter value \(t = 1\).
Substitute the value of \(t = 1\) into the equation for \(x\): calculate \(x = 3 - 5(1)\).
Substitute the value of \(t = 1\) into the equation for \(y\): calculate \(y = 4 + 2(1)\).
Simplify both expressions to find the numerical values of \(x\) and \(y\) at \(t = 1\).
Write the coordinates of the point on the curve as \((x, y)\) using the values found in the previous step.

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