Chapter 9: Q. 27 (page 721)
sketch the parametric curve by eliminating the parameter
Short Answer
The required graph is
Chapter 9: Q. 27 (page 721)
sketch the parametric curve by eliminating the parameter
The required graph is
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Get started for freeIn Exercises 24–31 find all polar coordinate representations for the point given in rectangular coordinates.
In Exercises 32–47 convert the equations given in polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates.
In Exercises 48–55 convert the equations given in rectangular coordinates to equations in polar coordinates.
Measurements indicate that Earth’s orbital eccentricity is and its semimajor axis is astronomical units.
(a) Write a Cartesian equation for Earth’s orbit.
(b) Give a polar coordinate equation for Earth’s orbit, assuming that the sun is the focus of the elliptical orbit.
Use polar coordinates to graph the conics in Exercises 44–51.
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