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Example 8: The unit circle, clockwise

The parametric curve or trajectory for these parametric equations is the unit circle, this time traced clockwise

\begin{displaymath}
\left.
\begin{array}{lclcl}
x &=& f(t) &=& \cos -t\\
y &=& g(t) &=& \sin -t\\
\end{array}\right\}\quad 0\leq t\leq 2\pi
\end{displaymath}

Image parametric_circlecw


This time we let $ t$ vary from 0 to $ 2\pi$ , but we use $ \cos -t$ and $ \sin -t$ .


This trajectory will traverse the unit circle again, but in the clockwise direction.



gene quinn 2006-09-10