[Math] Finding tangents to a cycloid

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here's the question I don't really get the second part of the question.. it uses parametric curve equation to solve.

A curve $\mathcal C$, a cycloid, is defined by $x=r(\theta-\sin\theta), y=r(1-\cos\theta)$, where $r$ is the radius of the corresponding circle.
1. Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the point where $\theta=\frac\pi3$.
2. At what points is the tangent horizontal? Where is it vertical?

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Best Answer

hint: $\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{\dfrac{dy}{dt}}{\dfrac{dx}{dt}}$