Chapter 9: Q. 46 (page 772)
Use polar coordinates to graph the conics in Exercises 44–51.
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The graph will be
Chapter 9: Q. 46 (page 772)
Use polar coordinates to graph the conics in Exercises 44–51.
The graph will be
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Get started for freeIn Exercises 32–47 convert the equations given in polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates.
Measurements indicate that the orbital eccentricity of Mars is and its semimajor axis is astronomical units.
(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.
In Exercises 32–47 convert the equations given in polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates.
Explain why there are infinitely many different hyperbolas with the same foci.
Use Cartesian coordinates to express the equations for the parabolas determined by the conditions specified in Exercises 22–31.
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