Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 12 - Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Conic Sections - Chapter Review Exercises - Page 639: 39

Answer

The difference in length between the outer and inner loops: ${s_{outer}} - {s_{inner}} \simeq 196.084$

Work Step by Step

Using a computer algebra system we plot the curve and note that the inner loop corresponds to the interval $0 \le \theta \le \pi $; whereas the outer loop corresponds to the interval $\pi \le \theta \le 2\pi $. By Theorem 1 of Section 12.2, the length of the inner loop is ${s_{inner}} = \mathop \smallint \limits_0^\pi {{\rm{e}}^\theta }{\sin ^2}\theta {\rm{d}}\theta $ Using a computer algebra system we obtain ${s_{inner}} \simeq 8.856$. The length of the outer loop is ${s_{outer}} = \mathop \smallint \limits_\pi ^{2\pi } {{\rm{e}}^\theta }{\sin ^2}\theta {\rm{d}}\theta $ Using a computer algebra system we obtain ${s_{outer}} \simeq 204.94$. The difference in length between the outer and inner loops is ${s_{outer}} - {s_{inner}} \simeq 196.084$
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