University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 578: 60

Answer

Polar equation $(r \cos \theta)(r \sin \theta)=2 \implies r^2 \cos \theta \sin \theta=2$ Or: $r^2=\dfrac{2}{\sin \theta \cos \theta}$

Work Step by Step

Conversion of polar coordinates and Cartesian coordinates are as follows: a) $r^2=x^2+y^2 \implies r=\sqrt {x^2+y^2}$ b) $\tan \theta =\dfrac{y}{x} \implies \theta =\tan^{-1} (\dfrac{y}{x})$ c) $x=r \cos \theta$ d) $y=r \sin \theta$ Since, we have $x=r \cos \theta$ and $y=r \sin \theta$ Thus, we have an equivalent polar equation $(r \cos \theta)(r \sin \theta)=2 \implies r^2 \cos \theta \sin \theta=2$ Or: $r^2=\dfrac{2}{\sin \theta \cos \theta}$
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