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HallsofIvy said:If x= sin t cos t and y= sin2 t, then x2+ y2= sin2cos2+ sin[sup4[/sup]= sin2 t(cos2 t+ sin2t)= sin2(t)= y so the equation, in Cartesian coordinates, is x2+ y2- y= 0. Complete the square and you can see that is a circle.