Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 12 - Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Conic Sections - 12.1 Parametric Equations - Exercises - Page 603: 20

Answer

The answer is $\pi \leq t<2 \pi$.

Work Step by Step

The circle is traversed once in the counterclockwise direction as $t$ varies over an interval $[0,2 \pi )$. At $t=\pi$, we have $ c(\pi)=(-1,0)$, so the lower half of the circle starts from $\pi$. Hence, for $\pi \leq t<2 \pi$, the equation $c(t)=(\cos t, \sin t)$ traces the lower half of the unit circle.
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