Orbit of Moon Around the Sun
Orbit of Moon Around the Sun
Commands to plot a parametric curve
Commands to plot a parametric curve
The following command will plot a parametric curve given by x(t)=t and y(t) = t^2 when the parameter t lies between 0 and 1. During the rest of the lab, you will only need to modify the first six lines of the code.
The following command will plot a parametric curve given by x(t)=t and y(t) = t^2 when the parameter t lies between 0 and 1. During the rest of the lab, you will only need to modify the first six lines of the code.
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x[t_]=t;y[t_]=t^2;start=0;end=1;xaxis=3;yaxis=3;Manipulate[Show[ListPlot[{{0,0}},PlotStyle{PointSize[.03],Orange},PlotRange{{-xaxis,xaxis},{-yaxis,yaxis}},AspectRatio1,AxesFalse],ParametricPlot[{x[t],y[t]},{t,0,t0},PlotRange{{-2.1,2.1},{-2.1,2.1}},PlotStyleBlue],ListPlot[{{x[t0],y[t0]}},PlotStyle{PointSize[.03],Red}]],{{t0,.0001,"t"},start+.0001,end},ControlPlacementLeft]
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