Chapter 9: Q. 34 (page 721)
sketch the parametric curve by eliminating the parameter.
Short Answer
The equation after elimination of the parameter is
Chapter 9: Q. 34 (page 721)
sketch the parametric curve by eliminating the parameter.
The equation after elimination of the parameter is
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Get started for freeIn Exercises 60 and 61 we ask you to prove Theorem 9.23 for ellipses and hyperbolas
Consider the ellipse with equation where . Let be the focus with coordinates . Let and l be the vertical line with equation . Show that for any point P on the ellipse, , where is the point on closest to .
In Exercises 32–47 convert the equations given in polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates.
Use polar coordinates to graph the conics in Exercises 44–51.
Use Cartesian coordinates to express the equations for the ellipses determined by the conditions specified in Exercises 32–37.
Explain why there are infinitely many different ellipses with the same foci.
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