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Now press to see the graphs.

Part 6

To find the values of x(t) and y(t)

π

2 ⋅ π

for t = 0, --, ----------, π

 

 

 

 

3

3

 

 

return to CAS, type each function in turn and press

 

. (You may need to press

twice for further

 

simplification).

 

 

 

 

 

 

For example, pressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

0

 

 

 

 

gives the result at the right:

Likewise, pressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

π

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gives this

 

 

 

 

answer at the right:

 

 

 

 

 

The other results are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

=

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

------

 

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

⎝ 3 ⎠

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

X(π)=

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y(0)= 0

 

 

 

 

 

Y

π

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- =

 

---------

 

 

 

 

 

 

⎝ 3⎠

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

–3

3

 

 

 

 

 

------

 

= -----------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

⎝ 3

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y(π)= 0

 

 

 

 

 

The slope of the tangents is m =

y'(t)

 

---------- .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x'(t)

 

We can find the values of

y'(t)

π

2 ⋅ π

----------

for t = 0, --, ----------, π by

using the lim command.

x'(t)

3

3

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