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# The view of the trefoil knot shown in Figure 8 is accurate, but it doesn't reveal the whole story. Use the parametric equations$$x = (2 + \cos 1.5t) \cos t$$$$y = (2 + \cos 1.5t) \sin t$$$$z = \sin 1.5t$$to sketch the curve by hand as viewed from above, with gaps indicating where the curve passes over itself. Start by showing that the projection of the curve onto the $xy$-plane has polar coordinates $r = 2 + \cos 1.5t$ and $\theta = t$, so $r$ varies between 1 and 3. Then show that $z$ has maximum and minimum values when the projection is halfway between $r = 1$ and $r = 3$. When you have finished your sketch, use a computer to draw the curve with viewpoint directly above and compare with your sketch. Then use the computer to draw the curve from several other viewpoints. You can get a better impression of the curve if you plot a tube with radius 0.2 around the curve. (Use the tubeplot command in Maple or the tubecurve or Tube command in Mathematica.)

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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