Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 11: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates - Practice Exercises - Page 688: 23

Answer

$y=\dfrac{\sqrt 3}{3}(x-4)$

Work Step by Step

$r \cos (\theta+\dfrac{\pi}{3})=4 \sqrt 3$ or, $r[\cos \theta \cos \dfrac{\pi}{3}-\sin \theta \sin \dfrac{\pi}{3}]=4\sqrt 3$ or, $r \cos \theta -\sqrt 3 r \sin \theta=4\sqrt 3$ This can be re-arranged as: $x-(\sqrt 3) y =4\sqrt 3$ Thus, $y=\dfrac{\sqrt 3}{3}(x-4)$
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