Find Cartesian form of equation r=9cos (theta)?

2 Answers
Jun 26, 2018

x^2+y^2-9x=0x2+y29x=0

Explanation:

we need the rectangular rarrPolar transformations

r^2=x^2+y^2r2=x2+y2

x=rcosthetax=rcosθ

y=rsinthetay=rsinθ

we have

r=9costhetar=9cosθ

multiply by rr

r^2=9rcosthetar2=9rcosθ

using the transformations above

x^2+y^2=9xx2+y2=9x

x^2+y^2-9x=0x2+y29x=0

Jun 26, 2018

x^2-9x+y^2=0x29x+y2=0

Explanation:

"to convert from "color(blue)"polar to cartesian"to convert from polar to cartesian

•color(white)(x)r=sqrt(x^2+y^2)xr=x2+y2

•color(white)(x)x=rcosthetarArrcostheta=x/rxx=rcosθcosθ=xr

r=(9x)/rr=9xr

"multiply through by "rmultiply through by r

r^2=9xr2=9x

x^2+y^2=9xx2+y2=9x

x^2-9x+y^2=0x29x+y2=0

(x-9/2)^2+y^2=81/4(x92)2+y2=814

"which is the equation of a circle "which is the equation of a circle

"centre "=(9/2,0)," radius "=9/2centre =(92,0), radius =92