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: 6

Answer

$$\dfrac{4}{3}$$

Work Step by Step

We have: $ r=4-3 \sin \theta$ and $r (\theta=\pi)=4- 3 \sin \pi=4$ $\dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}=-3 \cos \theta$ and $\dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}(\theta=\pi)=-3 \cos \pi=3$ $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{dy/d \theta }{dx/d \theta }\\=\dfrac{r \cos \theta+\sin\theta \dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}}{- r \sin \theta+\cos\theta \dfrac{dr}{ d \theta}}$ Now, $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{(4)(-1)+(0)(3)}{-4(0)+(-1)(3)}\\=\dfrac{-4}{-3}\\=\dfrac{4}{3}$
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