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Main Ideas/Questions Notes/Examples
A baseball is thrown in the air. The function f (t) = 40t represents the
horizontal distance the ball has traveled after t seconds. The function
g(t) = -16t2 + 48t + 64 represents the vertical height of the ball after t seconds.
f (t ) = 40t g(t ) = −16t 2 + 48t + 64
Horizontal Distance (ft)

Vertical Height (ft)


Time (seconds) Time (seconds)

To show both the vertical height and horizontal distance on the


same graph, we can use parametric equations. If f(t) and g(t) are
continuous functions of t on the interval l, then the corresponding
parametric equations are defined as:

and

t is called the parameter and l is called the parameter interval


and the ordered pairs (f(t), g(t)) represent a parametric curve.

1. Write a set of parametric equations for the scenario above. Then complete
the table and sketch the graph.

Graphing

t x y

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Sketch the curve given by each set of parametric equations over the given interval. Use arrows to
indicate the direction of the curve as t increases.
t
2. x = t 2 − 7, y = + 5 (−4  t  4)
2

3. x = 2t − 9, y = t + 4 (0  t  8)

4. x = t 2 , y = 3t − 2 (−2  t  4)

1
5. x = t , y = t 2 − 6t (−1  t  7)
3

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Topic: Class:
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Main Ideas/Questions Notes/Examples
To write parametric equations in rectangular form, you must
eliminate the parameter, t. Use the following process:

PARAMETRIC 1 Solve one parametric equation for t.

Substitute the resulting expression into the other parametric


EQUATIONS 2 equation and simplify.

in Rectangular Form Write each pair of parametric equations in rectangular form. Note any
restrictions in the domain.
1. x = 4t − 1, y = 6 − t 2. x = t 2 + 5, y = 3t

3. x = 1− 4t , y = 2t + 5 4. x = t − 3, y = 2t − 7
2 2

6. x = t − 4, y = t + 1; − 1  t  4
2 2
1
5. x = t − 3, y = t 2 − 7; 2  t  8
2

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t+2 1 1
7. x = , y= 8. x = t − 3 + 5, y = t+8
t t 2

The graph of a polar equation r = f (θ) is the


same as the graph of the parametric equations:
POLAR &
and
PARAM ETRIC
(where θ is the parameter)
EQUATI ONS
Write each polar equation as a pair of parametric equations.
9. r = 3 10. r = 4sin

Write each pair of parametric equations in rectangular form by eliminating


the parameter, θ.
11. x = 3 cos , y = 2 sin 12. x = 5 sin , y = 8 cos

Note: Use
trigonometric
identities to eliminate
the parameter!

13. x = sin  , y = 4 cos


2
14. x = cos 2 , y = cos

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