Find a Cartesian representation of the tangent line at . Express you final answer in the form .
A parametric equation that traces out is given by
A parameterization of the tangent line to the curve where is
- A vector parallel to the tangent line at is found by evaluating when .
- A point on the tangent line is found by evaluating when .
A parametric description of the tangent line can be found from
To check this, we can determine if the set of parametric equations and satisfy the equation from the first part.
Thus, the two equations describe the same line.