University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Section 10.6 - Conics in Polar Coordinates - Exercises - Page 592: 60

Answer

$r=-14 \sin\theta$

Work Step by Step

The circle passes through the origin, as (0,0) satisfies the Cartesian equation. The radius is $7$, and the center is at $(0,-7)$. In polar coordinates, the center lies at $r_{0}=7, \theta_{0}=3\pi/2,\qquad P(7,-\pi/2)$ A circle passing through the origin, of radius $a$, centered at $P_{0}(r_{0}, \theta_{0}),$ has the polar equation $r=2a\cos(\theta-\theta_{0})$ So this circle has equation $r=2(7)\displaystyle \cos(\theta+\frac{\pi}{2})$ or $r=14\displaystyle \cos(\theta+\frac{\pi}{2})$ Applying the trigonometric identity $ \displaystyle \cos(\theta\pm\frac{\pi}{2})=\mp\sin\theta$, we can rewrite the equation as $r=-14 \sin\theta$
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