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Question: Prove dy/dx with parametric form of equation.

Question:Prove dy/dx with parametric form of equation.

nk2016 10 Maple
February 15 2017
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A family of curves has polar equation r=cos^n (theta/n), 0<=theta,n*pi, where n is a positive even integer.

Using t = theta as the parameter, find a parametric form of the equation of the family of curves and show that 

dy/dx = (sin(t)sin(t/n)-cos(t)cos(t/n)) /( sin(t)cos(t/n)+cos(t)sin(t/n))

on maple i tried

x:=((cos(t/n))^n)*cos(t):

y:=((cos(t/n))^n)*sin(t):

w:=diff(x,t)

z:=diff(y,t)

z/w

and i never got the above answer so i did

simplify(z/w)

and still never got the answer instead i got 

(cos(t/n)*sin(t/n)-sin(t)*cos(t))/(cos(t/n)^2-cos(t)^2)

 

 

 

 
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