Step 1 :Given the parametric equations \(x = 4t^2\) and \(y = -5t^2 + 45t\), we first need to find the derivative of \(y\) with respect to \(x\) as a function of \(t\). This is given by the formula \(\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy/dt}{dx/dt}\).
Step 2 :Differentiating \(x\) and \(y\) with respect to \(t\), we get \(dx/dt = 8t\) and \(dy/dt = 45 - 10t\).
Step 3 :Substituting these into the formula for \(\frac{dy}{dx}\), we get \(\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{45 - 10t}{8t}\).
Step 4 :To find the slope of the parametric curve at \(t=4.5\), we substitute \(t=4.5\) into the expression for \(\frac{dy}{dx}\), which gives us \(\frac{dy}{dx}(4.5) = 0\).
Step 5 :Next, we need to find the second derivative of \(y\) with respect to \(x\), again as a function of \(t\). This is given by the formula \(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = \frac{d(dy/dx)/dt}{dx/dt}\).
Step 6 :Differentiating \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) with respect to \(t\), we get \(d(\frac{dy}{dx})/dt = -5/(4t) - (45 - 10t)/(8t^2)\).
Step 7 :Substituting these into the formula for \(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}\), we get \(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = \frac{-5/(4t) - (45 - 10t)/(8t^2)}{8t}\).
Step 8 :To find the concavity of the parametric curve at \(t=4.5\), we substitute \(t=4.5\) into the expression for \(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}\), which gives us \(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}(4.5) = -0.00771604938271605\).
Step 9 :Final Answer: The slope of the parametric curve at \(t=4.5\) is \(\boxed{0}\) and the concavity of the parametric curve at \(t=4.5\) is \(\boxed{-0.00771604938271605}\).