The curve represented by x = 2 (cos t + sin t), y = 5 (cos t – sin t) is

Mathematics · JEE Main · NTA Exams — Co-ordinate Geometry

1. a circle
2. a parabola
3. an ellipse
4. a hyperbola

Answer

(C) an ellipse

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