Step 1:
\(a)
\he parametric equations are
and
.
Eliminate the parameter
:
Consider
.

Consider
.

Pythagorean identity : 
Substitute
and
in above equation.

.
Compare the above equation with standard form of ellipse
.
where
is the center of the ellipse,
is the length of the major axis and
is the length of the minor axis.
The distance between center and vertex is
.
The distance between center and focus is
.
.
Center : 
.

Thus, the graph of the equation represents an ellipse.
\Graph the ellipse.
\Graph the equation
.
Plot the center point
.
Plot the focus points
and
.
Plot the vertex points
and
.
Plot the two points above and below the center
and
.

Note that that elliptic curve is traced out counter clock wise as
varies from 
\
The equation of an ellipse is
.
\
The curve equation is
.
Construct a table for different values of
.
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2 | \1.134 | \2 | \2.866 | \2 | \1.134 | \2 | \
Graph:
\(1) Graph the polar co-ordinates.
\(2) Plot the points.
\(3) Connect the points with a smooth curve.
\Graph of the curve is
is :

\
\
\
\
\
Step 1 :
\(b)
\The parametric equations are
and
.
Eliminate the parameter
:
Consider
.

Consider
.

Pythagorean identity : 
Substitute
and
in above equation.

Compare the above equation with standard form of ellipse
.
The graph of the equation represents an ellipse.
\The equation of an ellipse is
.
Observe the graph of the equation, the domain set is
.
\