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    This document provides instructions for tracing curves given their Cartesian equations. It discusses examining a curve's symmetry, passing through the origin, intersecting the axes, regions where it does not exist, asymptotes, and tangents. Specific steps are outlined, such as determining symmetry by replacing x and y with their negatives, finding the tangent at the origin by setting the lowest degree terms to zero, intersecting the axes by setting y and x to zero, and identifying asymptotes by setting coefficients of highest degree terms to zero. An example problem demonstrates tracing the curve defined by the equation y2(2a - x) = x3.

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    This document provides instructions for tracing curves given their Cartesian equations. It discusses examining a curve's symmetry, passing through the origin, intersecting the axes, regions where it does not exist, asymptotes, and tangents. Specific steps are outlined, such as determining symmetry by replacing x and y with their negatives, finding the tangent at the origin by setting the lowest degree terms to zero, intersecting the axes by setting y and x to zero, and identifying asymptotes by setting coefficients of highest degree terms to zero. An example problem demonstrates tracing the curve defined by the equation y2(2a - x) = x3.

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    INDEX

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    WhoseequationisinCartesianform.
    1.Symmetry
    (i)Acurveissymmetricalaboutxaxisiftheequationremainsthesamebyreplacingyby
    y.hereyshouldhaveevenpowersonly.
    Forexampley2=4ax.
    (ii)ItissymmetricalaboutyaxisifitcontainsonlyevenpowersofxForexamplex2=4ay.
    (iii)Ifoninterchangingxandy,theequationremainsthesamethenthecurveis
    symmetricalabouttheline.y=x,Forexamplex3+y3=3axy

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    (iv)Acurveissymmetricalintheoppositequadrantsifitsequationremainsthe
    samewhenxandyreplacedbyxandy.Forexampley=x3
    2.(a)CurvethroughOrigin
    Thecurvepassesthroughtheorigin,iftheequationdoesnotcontainconstantterm.
    Forexamplethecurvey2=4axpassesthroughtheorigin.

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    2(b)Tangentsattheorigin:

    Toknowthenatureofamultiplepointitnecessarytofindthetangent
    atthatpoint.
    Theequationofthetangentattheorigincanbeobtainedbyequatingto
    zero,thelowestdegreetermintheequationofthecurve.
    3.Thepointsofintersectionwiththeaxes
    (i)Byputtingy=0intheequationofthecurvewegetthecoordinates
    ofthepointofintersectionwiththexaxis.
    (ii)Byputtingx=0intheequationofthecurvetheordinateofthe
    pointofintersectionwiththeyaxisisobtainedbysolvingthenew
    equation.
    4.Regionsinwhichthecurvedoesnotlie.
    Ifthevalueofyisimaginaryforcertainvalueofxthenthecurvedoes
    notexistforsuchvalues.
    Example.y2=4x
    Example.a2x2=y3(2ay).
    Fornegativevalueofx,yisimaginarysothereisnocurveissecondand
    thirdquadrant.
    1. (i)Fory>2axisimaginarysothereisnocurveinsecondandthird

    quadrant

    2. (ii)Fornegativevalues,ofy,xisimaginary.Thereisnocurvein

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    3rdand4thquadrant.

    y=sinx

    5.Asymptotesarethetangentstothecurveatinfinity.
    (a)Asymptoteparalleltothexaxisisobtainedbyequatingtozero,
    thecoefficientofthehighestpowerofx.
    Forexampleyx24x2+x+2=0
    (y4)x2+x+2=0
    Thecoefficientofthehighestpowerofxi.e.x2isy4=0
    y4=0istheasymptoteparalleltothexaxis.
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    (b)Asymptoteparalleltotheyaxisisobtainedtozero,the
    coefficientofhighestpowerofy.
    Forexample
    xy32y3+y2+x2+2=0
    (x2)y3+y2+x2+2=0
    Thecoefficientofthehighestpowerofy.i.e.y3isx2.
    X2=0istheasymptoteparalleltoyaxis.
    6.Tangent.
    Put0=dx/dyforthepointswheretangentisparalleltothexaxis.
    Forexamplex2+y24x+4y1=0(1)
    2x+2ydxdy4+4dxdy=0
    (2y+4)dx/dy=42xordx/dy=4224+yx
    Nowdxdy=0.42x=0orx=2
    Puttingx=2in(1),wegety2+4y5=0
    y=1,5
    Thetangentsareparalleltoxaxisatthepoints(2,1)and(2,5).
    7.Table.
    Prepareatableforcertainvaluesofxandyanddrawthecurvepassing
    throughthem.
    Forexampley2=4x+4
    x

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    Example.Tracethecurvey2(2ax)=x3
    Solution:y2=x3/(2ax)..(1)
    (i) Origin: Equation does not contain any constant term therefore, it passes
    throughorigin.
    (ii) Symmetrical about xaxis: Equation contains only even powers of y
    therefore,itissymmetricalaboutxaxis.
    (iii)Tangent at the origin: Equation of the tangent is obtained by equating to
    zerothelowestdegreetermsintheequation(1).
    2ay2xy2=x3
    Equationoftangent:
    2ay2=0y2=0
    (v)Asymptoteparalleltoyaxis:Equationofasymptoteisobtainedby
    equatingthecoefficientoflowestdegreeofy.
    2ay2xy2=x3or(2ax)y2=x3
    Eq.Ofasymptoteis2ax=0orx=2a.
    (vi)Regionofabsenceofcurve:y2becomesnegativeonputtingx>2aorx<0,
    therefore,thecurvedoesnotexistforx<0andx>2a.

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    Example.TracethewitchofAgnesixy2=a2(ax).

    Example.Tracestrophoidx(x 2+y2)=a(x 2y2)

    Example.TracetheFoliumofDescartesx 3+y3=3axy

    Example.Tracey2(a 2+x 2)=x 2(a 2x 2)

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