HONOUR HOMEWORK:

[Source: “Calculus Early Transcendentals” by James Stewart, 8th ed., 2015]

The following questions are NOT to be handed in, but it is essential to try them
before tutorial!

 The questions with a red star are the “at least do these for now/start with these” absolute bare-
minimum questions during the occasional super-busy week.

7.1: PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS (pg 607 volume 2)

Learning Objectives:

 Sketch a curve given information about how x and y vary with time;
 How to convert parametric equations to a Cartesian equation.

1) (a) Eliminate the parameter to find a Cartesian equation of the curve.

(b) Sketch the curve and indicate with an arrow the direction in which the curve is
traced as the parameter increases.
x = t2, y = lnt

2) Match the graphs of the parametric equations x = f(t) and y = g(t) in (a)-(d) with
the parametric curves labeled I-IV. Give reasons for your choices.
 3) Use the graphs of x = f(t) and y = g(t) to sketch the parametric curve x = f(t), y =
g(t). Indicate with arrows the direction in which the curve is traced as t increases.

Need additional practice? Try the following ODD numbered questions in 7.1,
volume 2 of our free online textbook: #1-3, 5, 7-9, 21-37, 39-45.

7.2: CALCULUS OF PARAMETRIC CURVES (pg 627 volume 2)

Learning Objectives:

 How to find the first and second derivative of a curve which is defined by
parametric equations;
 Determine where a parametric curve has a horizontal or vertical tangent;
 How to find the arc length of a curve which is defined by parametric equations.

1) Find an equation of the tangent to the curve at the given point by two methods: (a)
without eliminating the parameter and (b) by first eliminating the parameter.
x = 1 + ln t, y = t2 + 2; (1, 3)

2) Find dy/dx and d2y/dx2. For which values of t is the curve concave upward?
x = t2 + 1, y = t2 + t

3) At what point(s) on the curve x = 3t2 + 1, y = t3 - 1 does the tangent line have
slope 0.5?

4) Find the exact length of the curve.

x = 1 + 3t2, y = 4 + 2t3, 0≤t≤1

Need additional practice? Try the following ODD numbered questions in 7.2,
volume 2 of our free online textbook: # 63-65, 67-69, 81, 83, 89, 93-95, 97.