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: 64

Answer

$x^{2}+2y-1=0$

Work Step by Step

Formulas relating rectangular $(x,y)$ and polar $(r,\theta)$ coordinates: $ x=r\cos\theta$ and $ y=r\sin\theta$ $r^{2}=x^{2}+y^{2}$ and $\displaystyle \tan\theta=\frac{y}{x}$. --------- $r=\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+\sin\theta}\qquad/\times(1+\sin\theta)$ $ r+r\sin\theta=1\qquad$... subsitute: $r\sin\theta=y$ $r+y=1$ $ r=1-x\qquad$... square both sides $ r^{2}=(1-y)^{2}\qquad$...substitute $r^{2}$ $x^{2}+y^{2}=(1-y)^{2}$ $x^{2}+y^{2}=1-2y+y^{2}$ ... move all from RHS to LHS $x^{2}+2y-1=0$
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