Trace Curve: x(t)=1+t, y(t)=t/2 0-2

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let x(t)= 1+t and y(t)= t/2

trace (x(t),y(t)) as t advances from 0 to 2.

Im just unsure of how to trace it. Is it pretty much the same thing as tracing it from 0 to 2pi except I am leaving out the pi?

So axis in term of t:
positive x= 0 or 2
positive y= 1/2
negative x= 1
negative y= 1.5
 
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mattmannmf said:
let x(t)= 1+t and y(t)= t/2

trace (x(t),y(t)) as t advances from 0 to 2.

Im just unsure of how to trace it. Is it pretty much the same thing as tracing it from 0 to 2pi except I am leaving out the pi?

So axis in term of t:
positive x= 0 or 2
positive y= 1/2
negative x= 1
negative y= 1.5

Pick a few values of t (like t=0,1/2,1,etc.) and write down the pairs (x(t),y(t)) for each of them. Plot these points and sketch the curve through them.