Chapter 9: Q.30 (page 747)
Graph the equations in Exercises 25–32 in the polar plane. Compare your graphs with the corresponding graphs in Exercises 17–24.
Short Answer
The required graph is as follows,

Chapter 9: Q.30 (page 747)
Graph the equations in Exercises 25–32 in the polar plane. Compare your graphs with the corresponding graphs in Exercises 17–24.
The required graph is as follows,

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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.
Three noncollinear points determine a unique circle. Do three noncollinear points determine a unique ellipse? If so, explain why. If not, provide three noncollinear points that are on two distinct ellipses.
Use polar coordinates to graph the conics in Exercises 44–51.
In Exercises 48–55 convert the equations given in rectangular coordinates to equations in polar coordinates.
Use Cartesian coordinates to express the equations for the hyperbolas determined by the conditions specified in Exercises 38–43.
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