Exemplo 10 de Algebra and Trigonometry, 10.3 Polar Coordinates
Problema e solução em inglês, como no livro original.
Rewrite the polar equation as a Cartesian equation.
Resolva no papel primeiro. Depois abra a solução um passo de cada vez e pare assim que conseguir terminar sozinho.
The goal is to eliminate and and introduce and We clear the fraction, and then use substitution. In order to replace with and we must use the expression
The Cartesian equation is However, to graph it, especially using a graphing calculator or computer program, we want to isolate
When our entire equation has been changed from and to and we can stop, unless asked to solve for or simplify. See Figure 13.
The “hour-glass” shape of the graph is called a hyperbola. Hyperbolas have many interesting geometric features and applications, which we will investigate further in Analytic Geometry.
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Rewrite the polar equation in Cartesian form.
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