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The question
Question: graph and remove t from x = t + 1, y = t², for 0 ≤ t ≤ 3.
1 Make a table
Each t gives a point.
Start with t = 0.
x is 0 + 1: 1.
y is 0²: 0.
Put the t's in a table: t from 0 to 3.
Work out x for each t,
and y for each t.
2 Plot the points
Draw the grid.
Put each (x, y) on the grid.
3 Join in order of t
Join the points in order: t = 0, then 1, and on.
The arrows show the way t grows.
4 Remove t
To get t alone, start with x = t + 1.
To remove + 1, we take away 1.
We do it on both sides, so they stay equal.
So t = x − 1.
Put t into y = t², with its bracket: y = (x − 1)².
Careful!
The whole of x − 1 is squared, not only the last number.
So it keeps its bracket.
5 Check
Let's check with a point from the table: t = 3 gave (4, 9).
Put x = 4 into the answer.
We get y = 9, the same as the table.
Right!
Let's look back.
First: make a table.
Then: plot the points.
Then: join in order of t.
Then: remove t.
Last: check.