Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 8 - Section 8.4 - Plane Curves and Parametric Equations - 8.4 Exercises - Page 617: 26

Answer

(a) See the graph. (b) $x^{\frac{2}{3}}+y^{\frac{2}{3}}=1$

Work Step by Step

(a) $t=0$: $x=cos^30=1$ $y=sin^30=0$ Point: $(1,0)$ $t=\frac{\pi}{2}$: $x=cos^3\frac{\pi}{2}=0$ $y=sin^3\frac{\pi}{2}=1$ Point: $(0,1)$ $t=\pi$: $x=cos^3\pi=-1$ $y=sin^3\pi=0$ Point: $(-1,0)$ $t=\frac{3\pi}{2}$: $x=cos^3\frac{3\pi}{2}=0$ $y=sin^3\frac{3\pi}{2}=-1$ Point: $(0,-1)$ $t=2\pi$: $x=cos^32\pi=1$ $y=sin^32\pi=0$ Point: $(1,0)$ (b) $x=cos^3t$ $x^{\frac{2}{3}}=cos^2t$ $y=sin^3t$ $y^{\frac{2}{3}}=sin^2t$ $cos^2t+sin^2t=1$ $x^{\frac{2}{3}}+y^{\frac{2}{3}}=1$
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