Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 11: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates - Section 11.1 - Parametrizations of Plane Curves - Exercises 11.1 - Page 647: 29

Answer

$x=\dfrac{at}{\sqrt{1+t^2}}$; $y=\dfrac{a}{\sqrt{1+t^2}}$ ; $-\infty \lt t \lt \infty$

Work Step by Step

Here, we have $x^2+y^2=a^2$ This implies that $y=\sqrt {a^2-x^2}$ and slope: $t=\dfrac{dy}{dx}=-\dfrac{x}{\sqrt {a^2-x^2}}$ Now,we have $x^2=\dfrac{(at)^2}{1+t^2} \implies x=\dfrac{at}{\sqrt{1+t^2}}$ Then, $y= \sqrt {a^2-\dfrac{a^2t^2}{1+t^2}}=\dfrac{a}{\sqrt{1+t^2}}$ Hence, $x=\dfrac{at}{\sqrt{1+t^2}}$; $y=\dfrac{a}{\sqrt{1+t^2}}$ ; $-\infty \lt t \lt \infty$
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