University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Conics in Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 592: 57

Answer

$ r=12\cos\theta$ .

Work Step by Step

The circle passes through the origin, as (0,0) satisfies the Cartesian equation. The radius is $6$, and the center is at $(6,0)$. In polar coordinates, the center lies at $r_{0}=6, \theta_{0}=0,\qquad P(6,0)$ 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})$ So this circle has the equation $r=2(6)\cos(\theta-0)$ or $ r=12\cos\theta$
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