Chilling Polar Forms

Geometry Level 4

What curve is defined by the polar equation

p = 1 1 cos θ + sin θ \displaystyle p=\cfrac { 1 }{ 1-\cos { \theta } +\sin { \theta } } ?

AYWC?
none of these circle hyperbola parabola ellipse

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Prakhar Gupta
Apr 30, 2015

Well we can easily convert this polar equation in Cartesian coordinate equation. p = 1 1 cos θ + sin θ p = \dfrac{1}{1-\cos \theta + \sin \theta} p p cos θ + p sin θ = 1 p-p\cos\theta + p\sin\theta = 1 Now convert into Cartesian coordinates by using the formulas:- p = x 2 + y 2 p = \sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}} p sin θ = y p\sin\theta = y p cos θ = x p\cos\theta = x Hence we get the equation of curve as:- x 2 + y 2 x + y = 1 \sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}} -x+y = 1 x 2 + y 2 = 1 + x y \sqrt{x^{2} + y^{2}} = 1+x-y Squaring both sides:- x 2 + y 2 = 1 + x 2 + y 2 + 2 x 2 y 2 x y x^{2} + y^{2} = 1+x^{2} + y^{2} + 2x-2y-2xy 2 x y + 2 y 2 x = 1 2xy+2y-2x=1 ( x + 1 ) ( y 1 ) = 1 2 (x+1)(y-1) = \dfrac{-1}{2} This is the equation of a rectangular hyperbola.

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