Chapter 9: Q.18 (page 721)
sketch the parametric curve by plotting points.
Short Answer
The visual representation is as follows:
Chapter 9: Q.18 (page 721)
sketch the parametric curve by plotting points.
The visual representation is as follows:
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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 polar coordinates to graph the conics in Exercises 44–51.
In 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 .
Use Cartesian coordinates to express the equations for the parabolas determined by the conditions specified in Exercises 22–31.
Let . Show that the distance from any point on the graph of the curve with equation to the point
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