Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.5 - Parametric Equations - Exercise Set - Page 1020: 50

Answer

$ y=4 \sec t $ ; $ x=3 \tan t $

Work Step by Step

Vertices: $(0,4), (0,-4)$ Foci: $(0,5)$ and $(0,-5)$ $ h=0, k=0; b=4; c=5$ and $ c^2=a^2+b^2 \implies a^2=9$ or, $ a= \sqrt {9}=3$ Now, in parametric from: $ y=h+a \sec t =4\sec t $ and $ x=k+b \tan t =3 \tan t $ So, $ y=4 \sec t $ ; $ x=3 \tan t $
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