Chapter 9: Q. 19 (page 775)
Graphs of polar functions: Use polar coordinates to graph each of the following functions.
Short Answer
The graph of the function is,
Chapter 9: Q. 19 (page 775)
Graphs of polar functions: Use polar coordinates to graph each of the following functions.
The graph of the function is,
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(a) Write a Cartesian equation for the orbit of Mars.
(b) Do and have the same meaning as in Exercise 53?
(c) Give a polar coordinate equation for the orbit of Mars, assuming that the sun is the focus of the elliptical orbit.
Use Cartesian coordinates to express the equations for the hyperbolas determined by the conditions specified in Exercises 38–43.
Complete example 2 by evaluating the integral expression
Use Cartesian coordinates to express the equations for the ellipses determined by the conditions specified in Exercises 32–37.
In Exercises 32–47 convert the equations given in polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates.
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