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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Example Sentences

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

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We can use the equations of the two planes to find parametric equations for the line of intersection.

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Figure 1.4 Graph of the plane curve described by the parametric equations in part a.

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Figure 1.26 A semicircle generated by parametric equations.

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Each set of parametric equations leads to a related set of symmetric equations, so it follows that a symmetric equation of a line is not unique either.

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