Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-177-6

Chapter 8 - Complex Numbers, Polar Equations, and Parametric Equations - Section 8.6 Parametric Equations, Graphs, and Applications - 8.6 Exercises - Page 400: 53

Answer

$r ~\theta = a$ $r^2 = x^2+y^2$ This is a parametric representation: $x = \frac{a~cos~\theta}{\theta}$ $y = \frac{a~sin~\theta}{\theta}$ for $\theta$ in $(-\infty, 0) \cup (0, \infty)$

Work Step by Step

$r^2 = x^2+y^2$ $r^2 = (\frac{a~cos~\theta}{\theta})^2+ (\frac{a~sin~\theta}{\theta})^2$ $r^2 = \frac{a^2~cos^2~\theta}{\theta^2}+ \frac{a^2~sin^2~\theta}{\theta^2}$ $r^2 = \frac{a^2}{\theta^2}~(cos^2~\theta+sin^2~\theta)$ $r^2 = \frac{a^2}{\theta^2}~(1)$ $r^2 = \frac{a^2}{\theta^2}$ $r = \frac{a}{\theta}$ $r ~\theta = a$
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