Calculus
Lesson
60
More
Parametrics
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Even if we can't find
,
we can still find
!
Example:
Check: ![]()
How would we find
?

From previous example: ![]()

We can convert this to a function of x if we want to or check
with
.
More examples:
Find the slope and concavity at
of
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Find the slope and concavity at
of
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If Arc Length and Surface Area were Covered:

Examples: Circle:
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Epicycloid:
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How much tape in a roll, where the tape is 0.001 in thick, the
hole is 1/2 in, the outer radius is 2 in?
Use 
after squaring and simplifying, use integral table to integrate ![]()
Answer: 11,781 in or 982 feet
Similarly, 