Posts tagged parametric equations
Testing for parallel, intersecting, skew, and perpendicular lines

To determine whether two lines are parallel, intersecting, skew, or perpendicular, we’ll test first to see if the lines are parallel. If they aren’t parallel, then we test to see whether they’re intersecting. If they’re intersecting, then we test to see whether they are perpendicular, specifically. If they’re not intersecting, we skip the test for perpendicularity, and then we test for skewness.

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Eliminating the parameter from a parametric equation

Given a parametric curve where our function is defined by two equations, one for x and one for y, and both of them in terms of a parameter t, like x=f(t) and y=g(t), we can eliminate the parameter value in a few different ways.

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