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Nickolas Taylor

Nickolas Taylor

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2022-07-04

Show that x ( t ) = 2 r cos 2 ( t ) , y ( t ) = 2 r sin t cos t is a regular parametrization of the real circle of radius r, centre (r, 0).

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Beginner2022-07-05Added 22 answers

Step 1
Because of the identities cos 2 u = ( 1 + cos 2 u ) / 2 and sin 2 u = 2 sin u cos u sinucosu, your parametric equations are equivalent to
x ( t ) = r + r cos 2 t y ( t ) = r sin 2 t x(t)y(t)=r+rcos2t=rsin2t
And now you can see that this describes the circle centred (r, 0) with radius r.
Yes, the parameterisation is twice as fast as you'd expect (with 2t in the expressions), but this is okay as parametrisations are not unique.

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