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Ch. 5 - Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 71

In Exercises 59–74, convert each polar equation to a rectangular equation. Then use a rectangular coordinate system to graph the rectangular equation.
r = 6 cos θ + 4 sin θ

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Recall the relationships between polar and rectangular coordinates: \(x = r \cos \theta\), \(y = r \sin \theta\), and \(r^2 = x^2 + y^2\).
Start with the given polar equation: \(r = 6 \cos \theta + 4 \sin \theta\).
Multiply both sides of the equation by \(r\) to eliminate the \(r\) on the left side: \(r \cdot r = r (6 \cos \theta + 4 \sin \theta)\), which gives \(r^2 = 6r \cos \theta + 4r \sin \theta\).
Substitute the rectangular coordinate equivalents: \(r^2 = x^2 + y^2\), \(r \cos \theta = x\), and \(r \sin \theta = y\). This transforms the equation into \(x^2 + y^2 = 6x + 4y\).
Rearrange the equation to standard form by bringing all terms to one side: \(x^2 - 6x + y^2 - 4y = 0\). Then complete the square for both \(x\) and \(y\) terms to express the equation in the form of a circle.

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