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Eliminate the parameter:
x = (3t+ 2)² y = t - 2

User Conners
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Solve for t in terms of y :


y = t - 2 \implies t = y + 2

Substitute this into the parametric equation for x :


x = (3t + 2)^2 \implies x = (3(y + 2) + 2)^2 \implies \boxed{x = (3y+8)^2}

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