Parametric Circles and Ellipses Set your grapher to

Chapter 1, Problem 1.455

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Parametric Circles and Ellipses Set your grapher to parametric and radian mode and your window as follows:

Tmin = 0, Tmax = 7, Tstep = 0.1

Xmin = -4.7, Xmax = 4.7, Xscl = 1

Ymin = -3.1, Ymax = 3.1, Yscl = 1

(a) Graph the parametric equations x = cos t and y = sin t. You should get a circle of radius 1.

(b) Use a transformation of the parametric function of x to produce the graph of an ellipse that is 4 units wide and 2 units tall.

(c) Use a transformation of both parametric functions to produce a circle of radius 3.

(d) Use a transformation of both functions to produce an ellipse that is 8 units wide and 4 units tall.

(You will learn more about ellipses in Chapter 8.)

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