Eliminating the parameter
Problem 8.359 · medium
Eliminate the parameter from \( \displaystyle x = e^{t},\ y = e^{5 t} \), and say what kind of curve it is.
- x = eᵗ, so y = e^(5t) = (eᵗ)^5 (with x > 0).
- \[ \left. - x^{5} + y \right|_{\substack{ x=e^{t}\\ y=e^{5 t} }} = 0 \]The parametric point satisfies the equation for every t.✓ Proved
Answer \( y = x^{5}\ (\text{power curve}) \)
Lines: 1 proved, 1 not checked. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation. How we verify
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| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not checked | — | a sentence; read, not computed |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0 |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Checked independently | sympy 1.14.0 + mpmath 1.3.0 | points on the parametric curve at four values of t satisfy the equation |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) — [domain objection, downgraded to style] The solution fails to restrict the domain of the resulting Cartesian equation. Since x = e^t, x must be strictly positive (x > 0), but the stated answer 'y = x^5' implies the curve exists for all real x, which is incorrect.
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qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) 2026-10-18 — [domain objection, downgraded to style] The solution fails to restrict the domain of the resulting Cartesian equation. Since x = e^t, x must be strictly positive (x > 0), but the stated answer 'y = x^5' implies the curve exists for all real x, which is incorrect.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-18qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-16 — The solution correctly eliminates the parameter and identifies the curve. The implicit domain restriction x > 0 is noted, which is mathematically precise, though often omitted in basic calculus contexts; it does not make the answer wrong.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-16qwen3.6:27b-mlx: fail (style) 2026-10-15 — [domain objection, downgraded to style] The solution fails to specify the domain restriction x > 0, which is required because x = e^t is always positive. Without this restriction, the Cartesian equation y = x^5 describes a curve defined for all real x, whereas the parametric curve only exists for x > 0.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-15
Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate
method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence,
not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by
generator:structured/parametric_eliminate, checked 2026-10-18 with SymPy 1.14.0.