Monday, October 09, 2006

multiple parametric equations

Can anyone explain how it works when you graph multiple equationsin parametric mode?

Example:
3.3 #99

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

this took me a long time to figure out.

so this is what you do:

3.3.99

x=(t^2-1)(t^2-4)(t+5)+t+3
y=(t^2-1)(t^2-4)(t^3+4)+t-1

ofcourse you know to get into parametric mode you go to the y= screen hit the "mode" key and change function to parametric where it says "graph" and hit enter.

now type in:

1) for x=(t^2-1)(t^2-4)(t+5)+t+3

xt1=(t^2-1)(t^2-4)(t+5)+t+3
yt1=t

2) for y=(t^2-1)(t^2-4)(t^3+4)+t-1

xt2=t
yt2=(t^2-1)(t^2-4)(t^3+4)+t-1

if step 2 doesn't read, then try typing in

xt2=t
yt2=f(x)=(t^2-1)(t^2-4)(t^3+4)+t-1

the calculator might ask you to "define" it so just delete the f(x) and graph.

dont forget to put in the constraints for t in the "window" screen

hope thats helpful!

7:03 PM  

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