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How do you convert $r = \frac{1}{4 - cos θ}$ $r = 1/(4 - costheta)$ to rectangular form?

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A. S. Adikesavan

Feb 20, 2016

15 x^2 + 16 y^2 $-$ $-$ 2x $-$ $-$ 1 = 0.

Explanation:

x = r cos $θ$ $theta$ and r^2 = x^2 + y^2.

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