University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.1 - Parametrizations of Plane Curves - Exercises - Page 563: 30

Answer

$x=a \cos \dfrac{l}{a}; y= a\sin \dfrac{l}{a}$; $0\leq l \leq 2a\pi$

Work Step by Step

The equation of the circle is $x^2+y^2=a^2$; in parametric form, we have: $x=a \cos \theta; y= a\sin \theta$; $0\leq \theta \leq 2 \pi$ We know that the arc length is given by $l= a \theta$ Or, $\theta=\dfrac{l}{a}$ Thus, the parametric equations become: $x=a \cos \dfrac{l}{a}; y= a\sin \dfrac{l}{a}$; $0\leq l \leq 2a\pi$
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