University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 577: 24

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Plotting the points $(r,\theta)$: $r$ is the directed distance of the point from the pole. $\theta$ defines the angle of the ray on which the point lies, - remains $\theta$ when $r$ is positive - becomes $\theta\pm\pi$ when $r$ is negative The condition $-1 \leq r \leq 1$ implies that the region is inside or on the circle of radius 1 about the pole. The condition on $\theta$ implies a sector between the angles $-\pi/4$ and $\pi/4$, including the borders. Since r can be negative and positive, the symmetric points are also part of the region. So, we have two sectors that make up the region.
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