Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Conic Sections in Polar - 10.6 Exercises - Page 717: 6

Answer

$r=\frac{12}{5+3\sin\theta}$

Work Step by Step

Find the directrix: $r=4\csc\theta$ $r=\frac{4}{\sin\theta}$ $r\sin\theta=4$ $y=4$ Using Theorem 6 with $e=0.6=\frac{3}{5}$ and $d=4$, and using part (c) of Figure 2, the ellipse with the focus at the origin, the eccentricity $0.6$, and the directrix $r=4\csc\theta$ has the following the polar equation: $r=\frac{\frac{3}{5}\cdot 4}{1+\frac{3}{5}\sin\theta}$ $r=\frac{\frac{12}{5}}{1+\frac{3}{5}\sin\theta}$ $r=\frac{12}{5+3\sin\theta}$
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