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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 75

In Exercises 71–76, eliminate the parameter and graph the plane curve represented by the parametric equations. Use arrows to show the orientation of each plane curve. x = 3 + 2 cos t, y = 1+2 sin t; 0 ≤ t < 2π

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Identify the parametric equations given: \(x = 3 + 2 \cos t\) and \(y = 1 + 2 \sin t\), where \(0 \leq t < 2\pi\).
Recall the Pythagorean identity \(\sin^2 t + \cos^2 t = 1\). Our goal is to eliminate the parameter \(t\) by expressing \(\cos t\) and \(\sin t\) in terms of \(x\) and \(y\).
From the equations, isolate \(\cos t\) and \(\sin t\): \(\cos t = \frac{x - 3}{2}\) and \(\sin t = \frac{y - 1}{2}\).
Substitute these expressions into the Pythagorean identity: \(\left(\frac{x - 3}{2}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{y - 1}{2}\right)^2 = 1\).
Simplify the equation to get the Cartesian form of the curve: \(\frac{(x - 3)^2}{4} + \frac{(y - 1)^2}{4} = 1\). This represents a circle centered at \((3,1)\) with radius 2. To graph, plot this circle and use the parameter range to indicate orientation (counterclockwise as \(t\) increases from \(0\) to \(2\pi\)).

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Parametric Equations

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