Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 15 - Vector Analysis - 15.2 Exercises - Page 1061: 6

Answer

$r(t)= 4 \cos t \space i+4 \sin t \space j$ and $0 \leq t \leq 2 \pi$

Work Step by Step

Re-arrange the given equation as follows: $\dfrac{x^2}{16}+\dfrac{y^2}{16}=1$ ....(1) Use Trigonometric identity such as: $\cos^2 t+\sin^2 t=1$ ...(2) On comparing the both above equations (1) and (2), we have: $\cos^2 t=\dfrac{x^2}{16} \implies x=4 \cos t$ and $\sin^2 t=\dfrac{y^2}{16} \implies y =4 \sin t$ Therefore, $r(t)= 4 \cos t \space i+4 \sin t \space j$ and $0 \leq t \leq 2 \pi$
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