How do you graph r = 2 /( 1- sintheta)?

1 Answer
Mar 15, 2018

Draw a graph of y=x^2 that is lowered by 4 units and have all y-values quartered (squished by x4)

Explanation:

Multiply each side by r(1-sintheta) to get:
r^2-r^2sintheta=2r

r^2-r(rsintheta)=2r

r^2=x^2+y^2
r=sqrt(x^2+y^2)
rsintheta=y

x^2+y^2-ysqrt(x^2+y^2)=2sqrt(x^2+y^2)

x^2+y^2=sqrt(x^2+y^2)(2+y)

2+y=(x^2+y^2)/sqrt(x^2+y^2)=sqrt(x^2+y^2)

4+4y+y^2=x^2+y^2

y=(x^2-4)/4

Draw a graph of y=x^2 that is lowered by 4 units and have all y-values quartered (squished by x4):
graph{(x^2-4)/4 [-5, 5, -2, 5]}