How To sketch the graph of C and label relevant points?

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A curve C is given by parametric equations x=sect and y=tant, where 0<=t<pi/2

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-24T18:49:57

We can rewrite as follows:

#x^2 = sec^2t = tan^2t + 1#

Now solve for #tant#.

#x^2 - 1 = tan^2t#

#tant = +- sqrt(x^2 - 1)#

Now you can substitute :

#y = +- sqrt(x^2 - 1)#

This is an easy relation to plot now.

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Hopefully this helps!