Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 10 - Conics, Parametric Equations, and Polar Coordinates - Review Exercises - Page 743: 72

Answer

$$r = 4\cos \theta $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {x^2} + {y^2} - 4x = 0 \cr & {\text{Convert to polar form, using }}x = r\cos \theta ,{\text{ }}y = r\sin \theta \cr & {\left( {r\cos \theta } \right)^2} + {\left( {r\sin \theta } \right)^2} - 4\left( {r\cos \theta } \right) = 0 \cr & {r^2}{\cos ^2}\theta + {r^2}{\sin ^2}\theta - 4r\cos \theta = 0 \cr & {r^2}\left( {{{\cos }^2}\theta + {{\sin }^2}\theta } \right) - 4r\cos \theta = 0 \cr & {r^2} - 4r\cos \theta = 0 \cr & r - 4\cos \theta = 0 \cr & r = 4\cos \theta \cr & {\text{The equation represents a circle}} \cr & {\text{Graph}} \cr} $$
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