Thread: Domain and Range of the parametric equation

Please check whether the following problem s solved correctly. Thank you.
Graph the following parametric equation. Identify the domain and range. Eliminate the parameter.
x=2+q
y=4-2q
Constructed a table:
q: -2, 0, 1, 2
x: 0, 2, 3, 4
y: 8, 4, 2, 0

The raph s a line. Doman: (-infnity, +infnity), Range: (-infinity, + infinity)
After I elminated the parameter, got the equaton: y=-2x+8

Thank you very much for your help.

You have a function whose domain is the real numbers, and whose range is a subset (or equal to) the plane, .

Since x(q)=2+q, then the range of x(q) is the real numbers, , and since y(q)=4-2q the range of y(q) is also , therefore, since the function is parametric, the range of the function is the cartesian product of these two ranges, .

so the function is

Originally Posted by oceanmd

Please check whether the following problem s solved correctly. Thank you.
Graph the following parametric equation. Identify the domain and range. Eliminate the parameter.
x=2+q
y=4-2q

Since x = 2 + q, then q = x - 2. Thus y = 4 - 2(x - 2) = 4 - 2x + 4 = 8 - 2x.

This is a straight line, defined for all x and eventually "covering" all y.

I agree with your solution.

stapel,

Thank you.