Eliminating the parameter
What Eliminating the parameter means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Converting to Cartesian form by expressing the parameter from one equation and substituting into the other.
Rearranging one equation for the parameter and substituting into the other to find a Cartesian equation.
Converting to Cartesian form, often using substitution or trigonometric identities.
Topics that use Eliminating the parameter
- C: Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane (AQA A-Level)
- Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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