The parametric equations are
and
and
.
Consider
.

Similarly
.
Trigonometric identity :
.
Substitute
and
in the above identity.

The above equation is in form of general form of ellipse.
\So the particle moves in elliptical path.
\Draw a table for different values of
ranging from
.
Determine the direction of the curve.
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Graph:
\(1) Draw the coordinate plane.
\(2) Plot the points obtained in the table.
\(3) Determine the directions of the curve.
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Observe the graph:
\From
to
, the ellipse completes it first revolution in clockwise.
Similarly the ellipse completes it second and third revolution at
and
.
The particle moves in 3 times clockwise around the elliptical path.
\The particle moves in 3 times clockwise around the elliptical path.
\The equation is
.