Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 12 - Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Conic Sections - 12.3 Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 618: 22

Answer

$$r=e\sec \theta$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ \ln x=1$$ Since $ y=r\sin\theta,\ \ x= r\cos\theta,\ \ r^2=x^2+y^2 $, then \begin{align*} \ln r\cos \theta&= 1\\ r\cos \theta&=e\\ r&=e\sec \theta \end{align*}
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