Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.5 - Parametric Equations - Exercise Set - Page 1020: 49

Answer

$ x=4 \sec t $ ; $ y=2 \sqrt 5 \tan t $

Work Step by Step

Vertices: $(4,0), (-4,0)$ Foci: $(6,0)$ and $(-6,0)$ $ h=0, k=0; a=4; c=6$ and $ c^2=a^2+b^2 \implies b^2=20$ or, $ b= \sqrt {20}=2 \sqrt 5$ Now, in parametric from: $ x=h+a \sec t =4\sec t $ and $ y=k+b \tan t =2 \sqrt 5 \tan t $ So, $ x=4 \sec t $ ; $ y=2 \sqrt 5 \tan t $
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