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: 6

Answer

a) the graph is shown in the picture b) $y= (\frac{x}{2})^{2} $

Work Step by Step

a) For some t values corresponding $x$ and $ y$ values are shown in the table: $x=2t+1\Rightarrow t=\dfrac {x-1}{2}$ $y=\left( t+\dfrac {1}{2}\right) ^{2}=\left( \dfrac {x-1}{2}+\dfrac {1}{2}\right) ^{2}= (\frac{x}{2})^{2} $ so the graph is shown in the picture b) as we found earlier $y=\left( t+\dfrac {1}{2}\right) ^{2}=\left( \dfrac {x-1}{2}+\dfrac {1}{2}\right) ^{2}= (\frac{x}{2})^{2} $
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