
1-1 (c) Parametric differentiation
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03 1-1 (c) Parametric differentiation
Parametric curves
- If and with the same domain, the pair of equations describes one curve, and is the parameter.
- Each value of gives one point of the curve.
The rule
- If and are differentiable in and , then
- This is just the chain rule: .
- Horizontal tangent: and .
- Vertical tangent: and .
✍️ Worked examples
Example 6: For and find when .
Solution:
- and .
- .
- At : .
Example 7: For and find at .
Solution:
- and .
- .
- At : and .
- So .
Example 8: Find the points where the curve , has a horizontal or vertical tangent.
Solution:
- and .
- Horizontal tangent: gives , where . The point is .
- Vertical tangent: gives , where (it is and ).
- The points are for and for .
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