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10.8 Exercise 145

Avg difficulty 2.5

Eliminate the parameter t t to rewrite the parametric equation as a Cartesian equation.

{ x(t)=−cost y(t)=2 sin 2 t \begin{cases} x \left(t\right) = - \cos t \\ y \left(t\right) = 2 \sin^{2} t \end{cases}

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 10.8 Vectors, exercise 145

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