Mathematics A-Level
motion in a plane
What motion in a plane means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of motion in a plane
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Reference: WJEC
Parametric equations model closed loops and spirals that cannot be represented as single-valued Cartesian functions y = f(x).
Topics that use motion in a plane
Related terms
- parameter elimination
- parametric equations
- projectile trajectories
- time as parameter
- Cartesian conversion
- parametric modelling
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