Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 8 - Review - Exercises - Page 622: 16

Answer

(a) $r^2=sin~2θ$ (b) See graph below

Work Step by Step

(a) $x=r~cos~θ$ $y=r~sin~θ$ $x^2+y^2=r^2$ $(x^2+y^2)^2=2xy$ $r^4=2r^2cos~θ~sin~θ$ $r^2(r^2-2~cos~θ~sin~θ)=0~~$ Since $r\ne0$ $r^2-2~cos~θ~sin~θ=0$ $r^2=2~cos~θ~sin~θ$ $r^2=sin~2θ$ $r=±\sqrt {sin~2θ}$ $r=\sqrt {sin~2θ}$ and $r=-\sqrt {sin~2θ}$ provide the same graph. (b) Use: $r=\sqrt {sin~2θ}$
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