SOLUTION: what is the rectangular equivalent of a parametric curve....x=t/5-1 and y=t-21

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Question 437242: what is the rectangular equivalent of a parametric curve....x=t/5-1 and y=t-21
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the rectangular equivalent of a parametric curve....
x= (t/5)-1 and y=t-21
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Solve each equation for "t":
t/5 = x+1
t = 5x+5
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t = y+21
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Equation:
5x+5 = y+21
y = 5x-16
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Cheers,
Stan H