University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Conics in Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 592: 53

Answer

Center = $(2,0)$ Radius = $2$

Work Step by Step

For $\theta=\pi/2,\ r=0$, so the origin is on the circle. A circle passing through the origin, of radius $a$, centered at $P_{0}(r_{0}, \theta_{0}),$ has the polar equation$ \quad r=2a\cos(\theta-\theta_{0})$ $2a=4$, so the radius is $r_{0}=2$. Also, $(\theta-\theta_{0})=\theta=(\theta-0)$, so $\theta_{0}=0$ (the center lies on the +x axis) Center = $(2,0)$ Radius = $2$
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