How do you convert r = 1 + cos (theta) into rectangular form?
1 Answer
Jul 5, 2017
Explanation:
Converting from polar to rectangular form:
Here our polar equation is:
Multiply both sides by
Substituting for
Which is our polar equation in rectangular form.
NB: This is the equation of the cardioid below.
graph{ x^2+y^2 =sqrt(x^2+y^2) + x [-1.835, 4.325, -1.478, 1.602]}