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1. This document provides examples of differentiating parametric equations. It gives the parametric equations and asks the reader to evaluate derivatives or determine equations of tangents and normals at given values. 2. Examples include finding derivatives of parametric equations for curves like parabolas, ellipses, hyperbolas, and cycloids. It also covers determining equations of tangents and normals to these curves at specified points. 3. The document provides practice with differentiation of parametric equations as well as determining equations of tangents and normals to curves defined parametrically.

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Exercise 12 13

1. This document provides examples of differentiating parametric equations. It gives the parametric equations and asks the reader to evaluate derivatives or determine equations of tangents and normals at given values. 2. Examples include finding derivatives of parametric equations for curves like parabolas, ellipses, hyperbolas, and cycloids. It also covers determining equations of tangents and normals to these curves at specified points. 3. The document provides practice with differentiation of parametric equations as well as determining equations of tangents and normals to curves defined parametrically.

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Exercise 12.

Differentiation of parametric equations

1. Given x = 3t − 1 and y = t(t − 1),


 determine 
dy 1
in terms of t. (2t − 1)
dx 3
2. A parabola has parametric equations:
dy
x = t 2 , y = 2t. Evaluate when t = 0.5
dx

3. The parametric equations for an ellipse


dy
are x = 4 cos θ, y = sin θ. Determine (a)
dx
d2 y
(b) 2
dx
dy π
4. Evaluate at θ = radians for the
dx 6
hyperbola whose parametric equations are x
= 3 sec θ, y = 6 tan θ.

5. The parametric equations for a rectangular


2 dy
hyperbola are x = 2t, y = . Evaluate
t dx
when t = 0.40 [−6.25]
The equation of a tangent drawn to a curve at
point (x1 , y1 ) is given by:
dy1
y − y1 = (x − x1 )
dx1
Use this in Problems 6 and 7.
6. Determine the equation of the tangent drawn
π
to the ellipse x = 3 cos θ, y = 2 sin θ at θ = .
6

7. Determine the equation of the tangent drawn


5
to the rectangular hyperbola x = 5t, y = at
t
t = 2.
Exercise 13. Differentiation of parametric
equations
1. A cycloid has parametric equations
x = 2(θ − sin θ), y = 2(1 − cos θ). Eval-
uate, at θ = 0.62 rad, correct to 4 significant
dy d2 y
figures, (a) (b) 2
dx dx

The equation of the normal drawn to


a curve at point (x1 , y1 ) is given by:
1
y − y1 = − (x − x1 )
dy1
dx1

Use this in Problems 2 and 3.


2. Determine the equation of the normal drawn
1 1
to the parabola x = t 2 , y = t at t = 2.
4 2

3. Find the equation of the normal drawn to the


cycloid x = 2(θ − sin θ), y = 2(1 − cos θ) at
π
θ = rad. [y = −x + π]
2
d2 y
4. Determine the value of , correct to 4 sig-
dx 2
π
nificant figures, at θ = rad for the cardioid
6
x = 5(2θ − cos 2θ), y = 5(2 sin θ − sin 2θ).

5. The radius of curvature, ρ, of part of a sur-


face when determining the surface tension of
a liquid is given by:
 2 3/2
dy
1+
dx
ρ=
d2 y
dx 2
Find the radius of curvature (correct to 4 sig-
nificant figures) of the part of the surface
having parametric equations
3 1
(a) x = 3t, y = at the point t =
t 2
π
(b) x = 4 cos3 t, y = 4 sin3 t at t = rad
6
[(a) 13.14 (b) 5.196]

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