consider the polar equation
r=7 cos(θ+ pi divided by 4)
A) change the equation to rectangular coordinates.
B) by completing the square, obtain the Standard form of this well-known equation.
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r = 7cos(θ+π/4)
r^2 = 7rcos(θ+π/4)
x^2+y^2 = 7/√2 r(cosθ-sinθ)
x^2+y^2 = 7/√2 (x-y)
You can massage that into the standard circle form if you want. Or, cheat here:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=x^2%2By^2+%3D+7%2F%E2%88%9A2+%28x-y%29
I can help you solve the problem! Let's start by converting the polar equation to rectangular coordinates.
A) To convert the polar equation to rectangular form, we will use the following relationships:
x = r * cos(θ) and y = r * sin(θ)
In this case, the given polar equation is r = 7 cos(θ + π/4).
Using the above formulas, we can rewrite the equation in rectangular coordinates:
x = 7 cos(θ + π/4) * cos(θ)
y = 7 cos(θ + π/4) * sin(θ)
Simplifying these equations further might require using trigonometric identities.
B) Now, let's move on to completing the square to obtain the standard form of the equation.
To complete the square, we need to rewrite the equation in the standard form: (x - h)² + (y - k)² = r², where (h, k) represents the center of the circle, and r represents the radius.
First, let's expand the equations we obtained in part A:
x = 7 cos(θ + π/4) * cos(θ)
y = 7 cos(θ + π/4) * sin(θ)
Next, we can use some trigonometric identities to simplify the expressions. For example, using the sum-to-product formula for cosine, we have:
x = 7 cos(θ) * cos(θ) - 7 sin(θ) * sin(θ)
y = 7 cos(θ) * sin(θ) + 7 sin(θ) * cos(θ)
These equations can be further simplified by using the double-angle formulas for sine and cosine.
Once we simplify the equations, we can identify the sum or difference of squares in both x and y, and then rewrite the equations in the standard form.
If you need further assistance or clarification with any of the steps, feel free to ask!