University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Conics in Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 592: 58

Answer

$r=4\cos(\theta-\pi)$ or $ r=-4\cos\theta$

Work Step by Step

The circle passes through the origin, as (0,0) satisfies the Cartesian equation. The radius is $2$, and the center is at $(-2,0)$. In polar coordinates, the center lies at $r_{0}=2, \theta_{0}=\pi,\qquad P(2,\pi)$ A circle passing through the origin, of radius $a$, centered at $P_{0}(r_{0}, \theta_{0}),$ has the polar equation $r=2a\cos(\theta-\theta_{0})$ So this circle has equation $r=2(2)\cos(\theta-\pi)$ or $r=4\cos(\theta-\pi)$ We can apply the identity $\cos(\theta-\pi)=-\cos\theta$, in which case the equation can also be $ r=-4\cos\theta$
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