University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Conics in Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 591: 3

Answer

Foci:$\quad(0,\pm 1)$ Eccentricity$:\qquad e =\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ Directrices$:\quad y=\pm 2$ Graph:

Work Step by Step

Write in standard form. $2x^{2}+y^{2}=2\qquad/\div 2$ $x^{2}+\displaystyle \frac{y^{2}}{2}=1,\qquad $ The major axis is vertical. $a=\sqrt{2},b=1$, Foci:$\quad (0,\pm c)$ $c=\sqrt{a^{2}-b^{2}}=\sqrt{2-1}=1$ Eccentricity$:\qquad e=\displaystyle \frac{c}{a}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ Directrices$:\quad y=0\displaystyle \pm\frac{a}{e}$ $y=\displaystyle \pm\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}$ $y=\pm 2$
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