parametric equations

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plural noun

1. a set of equations expressing a number of quantities as explicit functions of the same set of independent variables and equivalent to some direct functional relationship of these quantities

   a circle x²+y²=r² has parametric equations x=r cos θ and y=r sin θ in terms of the parameters r and θ

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Figure 1.16 Graph of the line segment described by the given parametric equations.

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For the following exercises, sketch the parametric equations by eliminating the parameter.

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Figure 1.19 Graph of the curve described by parametric equations in part c.

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For the following exercises, find the vector and parametric equations of the line with the given properties.

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Figure 1.5 Graph of the plane curve described by the parametric equations in part b.

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