SOLUTION: Find the rectangular equation of the curve given by the parametric equation below. x = - 4 cos t y = - 4 sin t 0 <= t <= 2 pi Rectangular equation: _________

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Question 1070510: Find the rectangular equation of the curve given by the parametric equation below.
x = - 4 cos t
y = - 4 sin t
0 <= t <= 2 pi

Rectangular equation: _____________________________

Answer by ikleyn(52800) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation is this curve in (x,y)-coordinates (variables) 


x%5E+2+%2B+y+%5E2 = 16.


It is the equation of the circle of the radius 4 with the center in the origin of the coordinate system.