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Show that the curve x = 7 cos(t), y = 4 sin(t) cos(t) has two tangents at (0, 0) and find their equations

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The equations with tangents at (0,0) are [tex]y = \frac{4}{7} x[/tex] and

[tex]y = -\frac{4}{7} x[/tex].

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The curves are x = 7 cos(t), y = 4 sin(t) cos(t)

Two tangents at (0, 0)

In this case, the parametric derivative of x and y are expressed in terms of t.

The first derivative dy/dx can be expressed as

[tex]\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{\frac{dy}{dt} }{\frac{dx}{dt} }[/tex]

Now, dy/dt is obtained by differentiate y with respect to t,

[tex]\frac{dy}{dt}= 4[cos(t)(cos(t))+sin(t)(-sin(t))][/tex]

⇒ [tex]\frac{dy}{dt}= 4[cos^{2} (t)-sin^{2} (t)][/tex]

Now, dx/dt is obtained by differentiate x with respect to t,

[tex]\frac{dx}{dt} =7(-sin(t))[/tex]

⇒ [tex]\frac{dx}{dt} =-7sin(t)[/tex]

Thus, [tex]\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{4[cos^{2}(t)-sin^{2}(t ) ]}{-7sin(t)}[/tex]

At (0,0) x = 0 and y = 0, Then

0 = 7 cos(t)

0 = 4 sin(t) cos(t)

and

cos(t) = 0

sin(t) cos(t) = 0

There are two values between -π and π which satisfy these equations simultaneously are

t = π/2

t = -π/2

The equation of a straight line given a point and its slope is

y-y₀ = m(x-x₀)

The two tangents lies at (0,0), so the equation becomes

y = mx

Then the two straight lines will be

y = m₁x  and

y = m₂x

For t = π/2,

[tex]m_1=\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{4[cos^{2}(\frac{\pi }{2} )-sin^{2}(\frac{\pi }{2} ) ]}{-7sin(\frac{\pi }{2} )}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]m_1=-\frac{4[0-1]}{7(1)}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]m_1=\frac{4}{7}[/tex]

For t = -π/2,

[tex]m_2=\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{4[cos^{2}(-\frac{\pi }{2} )-sin^{2}(-\frac{\pi }{2} ) ]}{-7sin(-\frac{\pi }{2} )}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]m_2=-\frac{4[0-1]}{-7(1)}[/tex]

⇒ [tex]m_2=-\frac{4}{7}[/tex]

Thus the equations with tangents at (0,0) are [tex]y = \frac{4}{7} x[/tex] and

[tex]y = -\frac{4}{7} x[/tex].

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