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: 4

Answer

$\dfrac{3 \sqrt 3}{5}$

Work Step by Step

We have: $\dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}=a \sec \theta \tan (2 \theta )$ $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{dy/d \theta }{dx/d \theta }\\=\dfrac{r \cos \theta+\sin\theta \dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}}{- r \sin \theta+\cos\theta \dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}}$ Now, $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{2a (\dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2}) +\dfrac{1}{2} \times 4 \sqrt 3 a}{-2a \dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{\sqrt 3}{2} \times 4 \sqrt 3 a}\\=\dfrac{3 \sqrt 3}{5}$
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