- Practice · 6 marks
Parametric circle and ellipse with points
Short answer
Circle: x=2+5cosθ, y=3+5sinθ; points (7,3), (4.5,7.33), (-0.5,7.33), (-3,3); tangent at 60° (-4.33,2.5). Ellipse: x=1+6cosθ, y=2+3sinθ; points (7,2), (5.243,4.121), (1,5).
Write the parametric equations of (a) a circle of centre (2, 3) and radius 5, and (b) an ellipse of centre (1, 2) with semi-major axis 6 along X and semi-minor axis 3. Calculate points on the circle at 0, 60, 120 and 180 degrees, the tangent direction at 60 degrees, and the points of the ellipse at 0, 45 and 90 degrees.
(a) Circle
With , : , .
| 0 deg | 7.000 | 3.000 |
| 60 deg | 4.500 | 7.330 |
| 120 deg | -0.500 | 7.330 |
| 180 deg | -3.000 | 3.000 |
Tangent: . At : . Its length is 5, and it is perpendicular to the radius vector , since the dot product is .
(b) Ellipse
With , , centre : , .
| 0 deg | 7.000 | 2.000 |
| 45 deg | 5.243 | 4.121 |
| 90 deg | 1.000 | 5.000 |
Check at 45 deg: .
The circle is the special case . Note that here is a parameter (the eccentric angle), not the polar angle of the point on the ellipse.
Answer: circle points (7, 3), (4.5, 7.33), (-0.5, 7.33), (-3, 3); tangent at 60 deg = (-4.33, 2.5); ellipse points (7, 2), (5.243, 4.121), (1, 5).
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