Eliminate the parameter to find a Cartesian equation for #x = sin^2 t# and #y=2cost#?
1 Answer
Oct 1, 2017
Explanation:
There are many ways to do this. I'll choose one which relies upon using a common trigonometric identity, namely:
We already have an expression for
Take these two relationships and place them into the trig identity:
(By the way, this indicates the result is a parabola which opens to the left, with a vertex at