Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 12 - Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Conic Sections - 12.1 Parametric Equations - Exercises - Page 603: 14

Answer

$$ y = \frac{\sqrt{1-x^2}}{x}$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ x=\cos t,\ \ \ \ y= \tan t $$ Since $ x=\cos t $, then \begin{align*} y&= \tan t\\ &= \frac{\sin t}{\cos t} \\ &= \frac{\sqrt{1-\cos^2t}}{\cos t}\\ &= \frac{\sqrt{1-x^2}}{x} \end{align*} i.e. $$ y = \frac{\sqrt{1-x^2}}{x}$$
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