Chapter 9: Q. 35 (page 721)
Finish Example 1 (b) by showing that the graph of the parametric equations is the bottom half of the unit circle centered at the origin with a counterclockwise direction of motion.
Short Answer
The required graph is
Chapter 9: Q. 35 (page 721)
Finish Example 1 (b) by showing that the graph of the parametric equations is the bottom half of the unit circle centered at the origin with a counterclockwise direction of motion.
The required graph is
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Measurements indicate that the orbital eccentricity of Mars is and its semimajor axis is astronomical units.
(a) Write a Cartesian equation for the orbit of Mars.
(b) Do and have the same meaning as in Exercise 53?
(c) Give a polar coordinate equation for the orbit of Mars, assuming that the sun is the focus of the elliptical orbit.
In Exercises 32–47 convert the equations given in polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates.
In Exercises 48–55 convert the equations given in rectangular coordinates to equations in polar coordinates.
In Exercises 24–31 find all polar coordinate representations for the point given in rectangular coordinates.
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