Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 10 - Parametric And Polar Curves; Conic Sections - 10.3 Tangent Lines, Arc Length , And Area For Polar Curves - Exercises Set 10.3 - Page 726: 1

Answer

$\sqrt 3$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{dy/d \theta }{dx/d \theta }\\=\dfrac{r \cos \theta+\sin\theta \dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}}{- r \sin \theta+\cos\theta \dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}}$ Now, $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{(1) \cos (\dfrac{\pi}{6})+\sin (\pi/6) (\sqrt 3)}{(-1) \sin (\dfrac{\pi}{6})+\cos (\pi/6) (\sqrt 3) }\\=\dfrac{r \cos \theta+\sin\theta \dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}}{- r \sin \theta+\cos\theta \dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}}\\=\dfrac{\dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2} \times \sqrt 3}{-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2} \times \sqrt 3}\\=\sqrt 3$
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