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To study curves which aren't graphs of functions we may parametrize them, identifying a point (x(t), y(t)) that traces a curved path as the value of t changes. We can then use our technique for computing arclength, differential notation, and the chain rule to calculate the length of the parametrized curve over the range of t.
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Exploring a Parametric Curve
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