Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates - 10.6 Exercises - Page 688: 4

Answer

$r= \dfrac{9}{1 + 3 \cos(θ)}$

Work Step by Step

The polar equation of a conic with eccentricity $e$ and a vertical line directrix is: $r= \dfrac{ed}{1 + e \cos (θ)}$ Given; $e = 3$ and directrix is at x=3. Now, we have $r= \dfrac{ed}{1 + e \cos (θ)}=\dfrac{(3) (3)}{1 + (3) \cos(θ)}$ Hence, $r= \dfrac{9}{1 + 3 \cos(θ)}$
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