(a) What is a parametric curve?

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(a) What is a parametric curve?

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Definition of parametric Curve:

If  x  and  y  are continuous functions of  t  on any interval I , then the equations:

x=x(t) and y=y(t) are called parametric equations and t is called the parameter.

The set of points  (x,y) obtained as t varies over the interval  I is called the graph of the parametric equations.

The graph of parametric equations is called a parametric curve or plane curve. 

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