009C Sample Final 1, Problem 10

A curve is given in polar parametrically by

$x(t)=3\sin t$

$y(t)=4\cos t$

$0\leq t\leq 2\pi$

a) Sketch the curve.

b) Compute the equation of the tangent line at Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle t_0=\frac{\pi}{4}} .

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(b)

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Final Answer:
(a)
(b)

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