Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Polar Coordinates - 8.1 Exercises - Page 593: 47

Answer

$ r=\tan\theta\sec\theta$

Work Step by Step

Formulas relating rectangulsr $(x,y)$ and polar $(r,\theta)$ coordinates: $ x=r\cos\theta$ and $ y=r\sin\theta$ $r^{2}=x^{2}+y^{2}$ and $\displaystyle \tan\theta=\frac{y}{x}$. --------- $y=x^{2} $ Substitute $ r\cos\theta$ and $ r\sin\theta$ for x and y. $r\sin\theta=(r\cos\theta)^{2}$ $r\sin\theta=r^{2}\cos^{2}\theta\qquad/\div r$ $\sin\theta=r\cos^{2}\theta\qquad/\div\cos^{2}\theta$ $r=\displaystyle \frac{\sin\theta}{\cos^{2}\theta}=\frac{\sin\theta}{\cos\theta}\cdot\frac{1}{\cos\theta}$ $ r=\tan\theta\sec\theta$
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