Parametric Equation/Examples/Plane Curve

Examples of Parametric Equations

Let $\CC$ be a plane curve embedded in a Cartesian plane.

Then a set of parametric equations for $\CC$ can be expressed in the form:

\(\ds x\)

\(=\)

\(\ds \map f p\)

\(\ds y\)

\(=\)

\(\ds \map g p\)

where $p$ is the parameter.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): parametric equations
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): parametric equations