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Sketch a graph of the polar equation. how do I do the second one?

Express the equation in rectangular coordinates. (Use the variables x and y.) And the other one. on the next picture.

Sketch a graph of the polar equation. how do I do the second one? Express the equation-example-1
Sketch a graph of the polar equation. how do I do the second one? Express the equation-example-1
Sketch a graph of the polar equation. how do I do the second one? Express the equation-example-2
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Answer:


y = - ( √(3) )/(3)x


{x}^(2) + {y}^(2) = 1

Explanation:

You are correct with the graph, the angle


(5\pi)/(6)

should lies in the second quadrant so the polar graph will lie in the second quadrant then go to the fourth quadrant. It would be a line not a circle.

For the equation, use the tangent equation because it has y and x in it


\alpha = (5\pi)/(6)


\tan( \alpha ) = \tan( (5\pi)/(6) )


(y)/(x) = - ( √(3) )/(3)


y = - ( √(3) )/(3) x

For the next picture, the graph is correct,

We know that


\cos {}^(2) (3t) + \sin {}^(2) ( {}^{}3t ) = 1


{x}^(2) + {y}^(2) = 1

Alternate Way:


x = \cos(3t)


\frac{ \cos {}^( - 1) (x) }{3} = t


y = \sin(3( \frac{ \cos {}^( - 1) (x) }{3} )


y = \sin( \cos {}^( - 1) (x) )

Here we must imagine a triangle such that an angle has a hypotenuse 1, and a leg x, by definition the missing side is


\sqrt{1 - {x}^(2) }

by using the Pythagorean theorem.


\cos( \alpha ) = (x)/(1)

so


\sin( \alpha ) = \frac{1 - \sqrt{ {x}^(2) } }{1}


y = \sqrt{1 - {x}^(2) }


{y}^(2) = 1 - {x}^(2)


{x}^(2) + {y }^(2) = 1

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