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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 5.3.59

In Exercises 59–74, convert each polar equation to a rectangular equation. Then use a rectangular coordinate system to graph the rectangular equation. r = 8

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Recall the relationship between polar and rectangular coordinates: \(x = r \cos\theta\) and \(y = r \sin\theta\), and also \(r^2 = x^2 + y^2\).
Given the polar equation \(r = 8\), square both sides to express in terms of \(r^2\): \(r^2 = 8^2\) which simplifies to \(r^2 = 64\).
Substitute \(r^2\) with \(x^2 + y^2\) to convert the equation into rectangular form: \(x^2 + y^2 = 64\).
Recognize that the rectangular equation \(x^2 + y^2 = 64\) represents a circle centered at the origin with radius 8.
To graph the equation, draw a circle centered at the origin \((0,0)\) with radius 8 units on the rectangular coordinate system.

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