Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Graphs of Polar Equations - 8.2 Exercises - Page 601: 62

Answer

(a) See graph. (b) $y=x^2$

Work Step by Step

(a) See graph. (b) Convert the equation into polar coordinates using $ x=r\cdot cos\theta, y=r\cdot sin\theta$, we have $r=tan\theta sec\theta=\frac{sin\theta}{cos^2\theta}=\frac{y}{r}\times\frac{r^2}{x^2}$ thus we have $y=x^2$ which is a parabola.
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