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: 19

Answer

(a) See the graph. (b) $(x^2+y^2)^3=16x^2y^2$

Work Step by Step

(b) $x=r~cos~θ$ $y=r~sin~θ$ $r^2=x^2+y^2$ $r=2~sin~2θ$ $r=4~sin~θ~cos~θ$ $r=4\frac{y}{r}\frac{x}{r}$ $r^3=4xy~~$ (Square both sides) $r^6=16x^2y^2$ $(x^2+y^2)^3=16x^2y^2$
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