SOLUTION: Eliminate the parameter from the parametric equations x=1/2t+6 and y = cos t - sin t.

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Question 1003989: Eliminate the parameter from the parametric equations x=1/2t+6 and
y = cos t - sin t.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's solve this
x=1/2t+6
for t and then plug it in to the other...
x - 6 = (1/2)t
t = 2(x-6) = 2x - 12
Then
y = cos(2x - 12) - sin(2x - 12)