Mathematics A-Level
parameter elimination
What parameter elimination means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of parameter elimination
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Reference: WJEC
Rearranging one equation to isolate t and substituting into the other, or using fundamental identities when equations involve trigonometric functions of t.
Topics that use parameter elimination
Related terms
- motion in a plane
- parametric equations
- projectile trajectories
- time as parameter
- Cartesian conversion
- parametric modelling
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