Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 6 - Mid-Chapter Check Point - Page 756: 24

Answer

$(x+5)^2+y^2=25$, see graph.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Multiply $r$ on both sides of the equation; we have $r^2=-10r\ cos\theta$ Step 2. Using $r^2=x^2+y^2$ and $x=r\ cos\theta$, we have $x^2+y^2=-10x$ or $x^2+10x+y^2=0$ Step 3. For a perfect square, we have $(x+5)^2+y^2=25$ which represents a circle with center $(-5,0)$ and radius of $5$ Step 4. We can graph the function as shown in the figure.
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