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$$x=7\sin(t)+\sin(7t)$$ $$y=7\cos(t)+\cos(7t)$$ How would I solve this one out? I have to simplify the two enough to graph it.

I squaring the two and adding them together, but I hit a roadblock:

$$x^2+y^2=50+7\sin(t)\sin(7t)+7\cos(t)\cos(7t)$$ I don't know how I would simplify that to the point where I could graph it.

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Hint: Define $x'=x-7\sin t$, $y'=y-7\cos t$. What curve would this produce, and what does this substitution represent?