Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - Polar Coordinates - 10.3 Exercises - Page 667: 25

Answer

$r=2c\,cos\theta$

Work Step by Step

We are given that $x^{2}+y^{2}=2cx$. We can use the cartesian-to-polar substitutions of $r^{2}=x^{2}+y^{2}$ and $x=rcos\theta$ to rewrite the expression as $r^{2}=2crcos\theta$. Dividing both sides by $r$, we can rewrite the expression as $r=2c\,cos\theta$
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