Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 11: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates - Section 11.3 - Polar Coordinates - Exercises 11.3 - Page 663: 43

Answer

The graph is composed of two parallel lines having slope: $-1$ and one y-intercept is $1$ whereas the other y-intercept is $-1$

Work Step by Step

The conversion of polar coordinates and Cartesian coordinates are described as follows: 1. $r^2=x^2+y^2$ and $r=\sqrt {x^2+y^2}$ 2. $\tan \theta =\dfrac{y}{x} \implies \theta =\tan^{-1} (\dfrac{y}{x})$ 3. $x=r \cos \theta$ and 4. $y=r \sin \theta$ Given: $r^2+2r^2 \cos \theta \sin \theta)=1$ or, $r^2+2(r \cos \theta) (r \cos \theta)=1$ Thus, the Cartesian equation is $x^2+y^2+2xy=1$ or, $x+y =\pm 1$ or, $y=-x+1$ and $y=-x-1$ Hence, we have the graph is composed of two parallel lines having slope: $-1$ and one y-intercept is $1$ whereas the other y-intercept is $-1$
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