SECTION 10.5 Plane Curves and Parametric Equations 739
13. x 6 cos t 5 cos 3t, y 6 sin t 5 sin 3t,
0 t 2p
14. x 3t
2
10, y 4t
3
, any real number t
15. x 12 cos 3t cos t 6, y 12 cos 3t sin t 7,
0 t 2p
16. x 2 cos 3t 6, y 2 cos 3t sin t 7, 0 t 2p
17. x t sin t, y t cos t,0 t 8p
18. x 9 sin t, y 9t cos t,0 t 20
In Exercises 19–30, the given curve is part of the graph of an
equation in x and y. Find the equation by eliminating the
parameter.
19. x t 3, y 2t 1, t 0
20. x t 5, y t
, t 0
21. x 2 t
2
, y 1 2t
2
, any real number t
22. x t
2
1, y t
2
1, any real number t
23. x t
3
3t
2
2t, y t 1, any real number t
24. x 8t
3
4t
2
3, y 2t 4, any real number t
25. x t
, y t
4
1, t 0
26. x t
2
t 1, y t 1
, t 1
27. x e
t
, y t, any real number t
28. x 2e
t
, y 1 e
t
, t 0
29. x 3 cos t, y 3 sin t,0 t 2p
30. x 4 sin 2t, y 2 cos 2t,0 t 2p
In Exercises 31 and 32, sketch the graphs of the given curves
and compare them. Do they differ and if so, how?
31. (a) x 4 6t, y 7 12t,0 t 1
(b) x 2 6t, y 5 12t,0 t 1
32. (a) x t, y t
2
(b) x t
, y t
(c) x e
t
, y e
2t
In Exercises 33–42, use the information given in Special Topics
10.3.A and summarized in the endpapers at the beginning of this
book to find a parameterization of the conic section whose rec-
tangular equation is given. Confirm your answer by graphing.
33. circle with center (7, 4) and radius 6
34. circle with center (9, 12) and radius 5
35. x
2
y
2
4x 4y 1 0[Hint: Example 13 in Sec-
tion 1.3.]
36. x
2
y
2
4x 6y 9 0
37.
2
x
5
2
1
y
8
2
1 38.
(x
10
2)
2
(y
20
5)
2
1
39.
x
9
2
1
y
5
2
1 40.
1
y
2
2
x
8
2
1
41.
(y
36
2)
2
(x
24
5)
2
1 42.
(x
25
5)
2
(y
50
3)
2
1
43. (a) What is the slope of the line through (a, b) and (c, d )?
(b) Use the slope from part (a) and the point (a, b) to write
the equation of the line. Do not simplify.
(c) Show that the curve with parametric equations
x a (c a)t and y b (d b)t
(t any real number)
is the line through (a, b) and (c, d ). [Hint: Solve both
equations for t, and set the results equal to each other;
compare with the equation in part (b).]
44. Find parametric equations whose graph is the line segment
joining the points (a, b) and (c, d ). [Hint: Adjust the range
of t values in Exercise 43(c).]
In Exercises 45–47, use Exercise 44 to find a parameterization
of the line segment joining the two points. Confirm your an-
swer by graphing.
45. (6, 12) and (12, 10) 46. (14, 5) and (5, 14)
47. (18, 4) and (16, 14)
48. (a) Find a parameterization of the line segment joining
(5, 3) and (7, 4), as in Exercises 45–47.
(b) Explain why another parameterization of this line seg-
ment is given by
x 5 12 sin t and
y 3 7 sin t (0 t p/2).
(c) Use the trace feature to verify that the segment is traced
out twice when the t-range in part (b) is changed to
0 t p (use t-step p/20). Explain why.
(d) What happens when 0 t 2p?
49. (a) Graph the curve given by
x sin kt and y cos t (0 t 2p)
when k 1, 2, 3, and 4. Use the window with
1.5 x 1.5 and 1.5 y 1.5
and t-step p/30.
(b) Without graphing, predict the shape of the graph
when k 5 and k 6. Then verify your predictions
graphically.
50. (a) Graph the curve given by
x 3 sin 2t and y 2 cos kt (0 t 2p)
when k 1, 2, 3, 4. Use the window with 3.5 x
3.5 and 2.5 y 2.5 and t-step p/30.
(b) Predict the shape of the graph when k 5, 6, 7, 8. Ver-
ify your predictions graphically.
51. Let a be a constant. Then the curve given by
x 2a cot t and y 2a sin
2
t (0 t p)
is called a witch of Agnesi. Example 5 is the case when
a
1
2
. On the same screen, graph this curve when
(a) a 1 (b) a 2 (c) a 2.5 (d) a 4
(e) Without graphing, describe the witch of Agnesi when
a 3.