Parametric Equations, Coordinate Geometry Revision Notes From A-Level Maths Tutor
Parametric Equations, Coordinate Geometry Revision Notes From A-Level Maths Tutor
Parametric Equations, Coordinate Geometry Revision Notes From A-Level Maths Tutor
Parametric Equations
Introduction
There is another way of writing y as a function of x and that is to use two separate
equations.
The variables t, θ are called parameters and the two equalities parametric equations.
Common questions on this topic are the plotting of parametric equations and their
conversion to a single Cartesian equation.
Example #1
x = 2cosθ y = 2sinθ
θo 0 45 90 135 180
Example #2
x = t2+3 y = t3 + 3t
Example #3
x = 2sinθ y = 2sin2θ