Trigonometry (11th Edition) Clone

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Chapter 8 - Complex Numbers, Polar Equations, and Parametric Equations - Section 8.5 Polar Equations and Graphs - 8.5 Exercises - Page 396: 76

Answer

This is a graph of $~~r = a~\theta~~$ for $a=2$ and values of $\theta$ such that $-4\pi \leq \theta \leq 4\pi$

Work Step by Step

This is a graph of $~~r = a~\theta~~$ for $a=2$ and values of $\theta$ such that $-4\pi \leq \theta \leq 4\pi$ Note that $r = 0$ when $\theta = 0$, and the magnitude of $r$ continues to increase as the magnitude of $\theta$ increases. This leads to a spiral shape. There is symmetry about the vertical axis because both positive and negative values of $\theta$ are included. At the endpoints of the spiral, $r = 8\pi$ when $\theta = 4\pi$ and the magnitude of $r$ is $8\pi$ when $\theta = -4\pi$ We can see the graph in the window $[-30,30]$ by $[-30,30]$
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