Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 10 - Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates - 10.2 Calculus with Parametric Curves - 10.2 Exercises - Page 695: 25

Answer

$y=x$ and $y=-x$ are both tangent to the curve at $(0,0)$.

Work Step by Step

Given $$ x=\cos t,\ \ \ \ y=\sin t \cos t $$ Since \begin{aligned} \frac{dy}{dt}&=-\sin ^2 t+\cos ^2 t\\ &=\cos 2 t \\ \frac{dx}{dt}&= -\sin t \end{aligned} At $(x,y)=(0,0)$, we have \begin{aligned} \cos t&=0\ \ \to \ \ t=\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{3\pi}{2},\ \cdots \\ \end{aligned} At $t=\pi/2$, we have $$d x / d t=-1\ \ \to \ \ d y / d t=-1,\ \ \ d y / d x=1$$ At $t=3\pi/2$, we have $$ d x / d t=1\ \to \ d y / d t=-1\ \ , \ \ d y / d x=-1.$$ It follows that $y=x$ and $y=-x$ are both tangent to the curve at $(0,0)$.
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