What plane curve is defined by the parametric equations:

Question

x= 2cos t y= 3sin t? 

 

 

Answer 1

1. take the 2 parametric equations 

x = 2 cos (t) ----- (1) 

y = 3 sin (t) -------(2) 

2. make the sin or the cos function the subject 

(1) cos (t) = x/2 

(2) sin (t) = y/3