Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Parametric and Polar Curves - 10.2 Polar Coordinates - 10.2 Exercises - Page 729: 28

Answer

$$\eqalign{ & x = {y^2} \cr & {\text{The resulting curve is a parabola that opens to the right}} \cr} $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & r = \cot \theta \csc \theta \cr & {\text{Use the quotient identities }}\cot \theta = \frac{{\cos \theta }}{{\sin \theta }}{\text{ and csc}}\theta = \frac{1}{{\sin \theta }} \cr & r = \left( {\frac{{\cos \theta }}{{\sin \theta }}} \right)\left( {\frac{1}{{\sin \theta }}} \right) \cr & r = \frac{{\cos \theta }}{{{{\sin }^2}\theta }} \cr & r{\sin ^2}\theta = \cos \theta \cr & {\text{Multiply both sides of the equaqion by }}r \cr & {r^2}{\sin ^2}\theta = r\cos \theta \cr & {\left( {r\sin \theta } \right)^2} = r\cos \theta \cr & {\text{Where }}x = r\cos \theta {\text{ and }}y = r\sin \theta .{\text{ Then}} \cr & {\left( y \right)^2} = x \cr & x = {y^2} \cr & {\text{The resulting curve is a parabola that opens to the right}} \cr} $$
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