Chapter 9: Q 36. (page 747)
Find the smallest interval necessary to draw a complete graph of the functions in Exercises and then graph each function using a graphing calculator or computer algebra system.
Chapter 9: Q 36. (page 747)
Find the smallest interval necessary to draw a complete graph of the functions in Exercises and then graph each function using a graphing calculator or computer algebra system.
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Complete the square to describe the conics in Exercises .
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.
Measurements indicate that Earth’s orbital eccentricity is and its semimajor axis is astronomical units.
(a) Write a Cartesian equation for Earth’s orbit.
(b) Give a polar coordinate equation for Earth’s orbit, assuming that the sun is the focus of the elliptical orbit.
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