Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 10 - Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates - 10.4 Exercises - Page 694: 54

Answer

The length of the curve is given by: $L\approx 17.1568$

Work Step by Step

The curve with polar equation $$ r=\sin(\frac{\theta}{4}) $$ is completely traced with $ 0 \leq \theta \leq 8\pi $. The length of the curve is given by the following: $$ \begin{split} L=& \int_{0}^{8\pi } \sqrt{r^{2}+\left(\frac{d r}{d \theta}\right)^{2}} d \theta\\ &=\int_{0}^{8\pi } \sqrt{(\sin(\frac{\theta}{4}) )^{2} +(\frac{1}{4}\cos(\theta{4}))^{2}} d \theta\\ &=\int_{0}^{8\pi } \sqrt{(\sin(\frac{\theta}{4}) )^{2} +\frac{1}{16}(\cos(\theta{4}))^{2}} d \theta\\ &\approx 17.1568 \end{split} $$
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