University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.5 - Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 585: 22

Answer

$e^{\pi}-1$

Work Step by Step

The length of the curve is given as: $L=\int_{p}^{q}\sqrt{r^2+(\dfrac{dr}{d\theta})^2}d\theta$ Thus, $L=\int_{0}^{\pi} \sqrt{(\dfrac{e^\theta}{\sqrt 2})^2+(\dfrac{e^\theta}{\sqrt 2})^2} d \theta$ Then, we have $L=\int_{0}^{\pi} \sqrt {e^{2\theta}} d\theta$ Then, we get $L =[e^{\theta}]_{0}^{\pi}$ Thus, $L=e^{\pi}-1$
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