Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 9 - Section 9.5 - Parametric Equations - Exercise Set - Page 1020: 47

Answer

$ x=-2+5 \cos t $ ; $ y=3+2 \sin t $

Work Step by Step

The standard form of an ellipse: $\dfrac{(x-h)^2}{a^2}+\dfrac{(y-k)^2}{b^2}=1$ $ h=-2, k=3; a=5; b=2$ Now, in parametric from: $ x=h+a \cos t =-2+5 \cos t $ and $ y=k+b \sin t =3+2 \sin t $ So, $ x=-2+5 \cos t $ ; $ y=3+2 \sin t $
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