AS/A2 Pure 1 Pure 2

P3 Topic 2: Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane
Parametric equations 1
In the display below, experiment with various equations for x(t) and y(t). Use the Trace Curve!function to see how the curve is constructed. 1 x(t) = t2 y(t) = 2t 2 x(t) = t2 y(t) = t3 3 x(t) = cos (t) y(t) = sin (t) 4 x(t) = cos (t) y(t) = 2sin (t) 5 x(t) = 2cos (t) y(t) = 3sin (t)

Based on free Java applets from JavaMath