Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 8 - Review - Exercises - Page 622: 20

Answer

(a) See the graph. (b) $(x^2+y^2)^2=4x(x^2-y^2)$

Work Step by Step

(b) $x=r~cos~θ$ $y=r~sin~θ$ $r^2=x^2+y^2$ $r=4~cos~3θ$ $r=4(cos~2θ~cos~θ-sin~2θ~sin~θ)$ $r=4(cos^3θ-sin^2θ~cos~θ-2sin^2θ~cos~θ)$ $r=4(cos^3θ-sin^2θ~cos~θ)$ $r=4(\frac{x^3}{r^3}-\frac{xy^2}{r^3})$ $r^4=4x(x^2-y^2)$ $(x^2+y^2)^2=4x(x^2-y^2)$
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