PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS | Graphing Plane Curves (Page 9 of 12) |
Next we will graph another special plane curve, called a Lissajous figure, defined by the parametric equations . Enter the functions in the function editor.
The sine function has an amplitude of 3, so we will set the WINDOW so that . The cosine function has an amplitude of 2, so we will set . The period of the sine function is π, and the period of the cosine function is π/5. The least common multiple of these periods is 2π, so we will set and let Tstep = 0.1. |
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