Chapter 10: Problem 64
Explain the process of sketching a plane curve given by parametric equations. What is meant by the orientation of the curve?
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Chapter 10: Problem 64
Explain the process of sketching a plane curve given by parametric equations. What is meant by the orientation of the curve?
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A hyperbolic mirror (used in some telescopes) has the property that a light ray directed at the focus will be reflected to the other focus. The mirror in the figure has the equation \(\left(x^{2} / 36\right)-\left(y^{2} / 64\right)=1\). At which point on the mirror will light from the point \((0,10)\) be reflected to the other focus?
Use the parametric equations \(x=a(\theta-\sin \theta) \quad\) and \(\quad y=a(1-\cos \theta), a>0\) to answer the following. (a) Find \(d y / d x\) and \(d^{2} y / d x^{2}\). (b) Find the equations of the tangent line at the point where \(\theta=\pi / 6\) (c) Find all points (if any) of horizontal tangency. (d) Determine where the curve is concave upward or concave downward. (e) Find the length of one arc of the curve.
Find the area of the surface generated by revolving the curve about each given axis. $$ \begin{array}{ll} \underline{\text { Parametric Equations }} & \underline{\text { Interval }} \\\ x=a \cos \theta, y=b \sin \theta, &\quad 0 \leq \theta \leq 2 \pi (a) x -axis (b) y -axis\end{array} $$
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