Unit 9 – Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector–Valued Functions (BC Only)
9.2 Second Derivatives of Parametric Equations
mixed difficulty
Henry draws a heart defined by the parametric equations x(t) = sin(t) and y(t) = 1 + cos(t) - cos^2(t). What is the concavity of the curve at the point (sqrt(3)/2, 5/4)?