A figure is drawn on the x-y plane. Each point on the figure satisfies the following equations: and , for all . What is the length of the figure?
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We have d θ d x ( d θ d x ) 2 = 3 cos θ − 4 sin θ = 9 cos 2 θ + 1 6 sin 2 θ − 1 2 sin 2 θ and d θ d y ( d θ d y ) 2 = 4 cos θ + 3 sin θ = 1 6 cos 2 θ + 9 sin 2 θ + 1 2 sin 2 θ Thus, we obtain L = ∫ 0 2 π ( d θ d x ) 2 + ( d θ d y ) 2 d θ = ∫ 0 2 π 1 6 ( sin 2 θ + cos 2 θ ) + 9 ( sin 2 θ + cos 2 θ ) d θ = ∫ 0 2 π 5 d θ = 1 0 π ≈ 3 1 . 4 1 6 # Q . E . D . #