(a)
\The parametric equations are and
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Find the rectangular equation.
\Consider .
Squaring on each side.
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Consider .
Squaring on each side.
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Trigonometric identity: .
Substitute and
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The rectangular equation is .
(i)
\Graph:
\Graph the parametric equations and
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Observe the graph:
\The domain of the graph is .
It is circle with Anticlockwise orientation and curve is smooth and continuous on the interval.
\The range is .
(ii)
\Graph:
\Graph the parametric equations and
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Observe the graph:
\The domain of the graph is .
It is circle with clockwise orientation and curve is smooth and continuous on the interval.
\The range is .
(b)
\Observe the set of graphs of parametric equations:
\The parametric equations from (a)-(b) are similar and their rectangular equation is .
The curves are identical but orientation is opposite to each other.
\(c)
\Observe the set of parametric equations:
\As the sign of changes, the orientation also changes.
Conjecture: As the sign of is reversed, the orientation will be reversed.
(d)
\Let another set of parametric equation be and
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Graph:
\Graph the parametric equations and
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Graph:
\Graph the parametric equations and
.
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Observe the parametric equations and graphs:
\As the sign of is reversed, the orientation will be reversed.
(a)
\(i)
\The domain of the graph is .
It is circle with Anticlockwise orientation and curve is smooth and continuous on the interval.
\The range is .
(ii)
\The domain of the graph is .
It is circle with clockwise orientation and curve is smooth and continuous on the interval.
\The range is .
(b) The curves are identical but orientation is opposite to each other.
\(c) As the sign of is reversed, the orientation will be reversed.
(d) Set of parametric equations are ,
and
,
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