Video Transcript
Daniel wants the graph the parametric curve defined by the equations 𝑥 is equal to 𝑡 plus one and 𝑦 is equal to five 𝑡 minus one for 𝑡 is greater than or equal to negative two and 𝑡 is less than or equal to two. Determine the coordinates of the point on the curve where 𝑡 is equal to one.
We’re told that Daniel is trying to sketch a graph of the parametric curve defined by a pair of parametric equations. We’re told 𝑥 is equal to 𝑡 plus one and 𝑦 is equal to five 𝑡 minus one. And we’re told that our values of 𝑡 range from negative two to two. We need to determine the coordinates that this parametric curve will have when our value of 𝑡 is equal to one.
The first thing worth pointing out is, this value of 𝑡 is indeed within our range of values of 𝑡. So, this is a valid value of 𝑡. Next, to find the coordinates of our parametric curve, we need to recall what we mean by parametric equations. We’re given functions for 𝑥 and 𝑦 in terms of 𝑡. We’re told 𝑥 is equal to 𝑡 plus one and 𝑦 is equal to five 𝑡 minus one. We can input values of 𝑡, and these will output the 𝑥- and 𝑦-coordinate for this value of 𝑡.
So, we need to substitute 𝑡 is equal to one into both of these expressions. Let’s start with substituting this into 𝑥 is equal to 𝑡 plus one. Substituting 𝑡 is equal to one, we get 𝑥 is equal to one plus one, which we can calculate is equal to two. We can do the same for 𝑦. Substituting 𝑡 is equal to one, we get five times one minus one, which simplifies to give us five minus one, which we can calculate is equal to four.
So, when 𝑡 is equal to one, our 𝑥-coordinate is two and our 𝑦-coordinate is four. And we write this as the Cartesian coordinates two, four. Therefore, we were able to show when 𝑡 is equal to one, the parametric curve defined by the equations 𝑥 is equal to 𝑡 plus one and 𝑦 is equal to five 𝑡 minus one will have coordinates two, four.
