Parametric Equations
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What are parametric equations?
We can describe our plane curves in terms of x, for eg. y = f(x),
or in terms of y for eg. x = f(y).
Sometimes, it is useful to have a third variable or parameter. This parameter is usually t. When both x and y are defined as a function of t, we have parametric equations.
x = f(t) and y = g(t).
The graph of parametric equations make a plane curve.
Introduction to parametric equations
This video defines a parametric equations and shows how to graph a parametric equation by hand.
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Introduction to parametric equations
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Eliminating the parameter
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Removing the parameter from a more interesting example
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Parametric Equations that "move" along the same path
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