Precalculus (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-907-0

Chapter 10 - Analytic Geometry - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 700: 31

Answer

$-48x^2+16y^2-64+128x=0$

Work Step by Step

After multiplying with the denominator of the fraction: $r(4+8\cos{\theta})=8\\4r+8r\cos{\theta}=8\\4r=8-8r\cos{\theta}\\16r^2=(8-8r\cos{\theta})^2$. We know that $r^2=x^2+y^2$ and that $x=r\cos\theta,y=r\sin\theta$. Hence $16r^2=(8-8r\cos{\theta})^2$ becomes: $16(x^2+y^2)=(8-8x)^2\\16x^2+16y^2=64-128x+64x^2\\-48x^2+16y^2-64+128x=0$
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