[Pre-cal] How do you convert a hyperbolic equation into a parametric form?
Textbook asks us to graph the hyperbola using a parametric grapher, however, they don't explain how to convert.
I know to convert something like an ellipses or circle, you use:
x = acos(t)
y = bsin(t)
I know for this case you would set sin^2(t) = x^2 / a^2 to convert, and that makes sense, but I'm not sure why you would use:
x = asec(t)
y = btan(t)
Is there an intuitive way to understand why we're using sec and tan?
EDIT
Here's the equation to graph and convert:
(y^2 /25) - (x^4 / 4) = 1
Posted Dec 6, 2018, 1:13 AM UTC
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