What the is the polar form of #y = y^2/x+(x-3)(y-2) #?

1 Answer
Feb 23, 2018

rectangular form given:

#y=y^2/x+(x-3)(y-2)#

#x=rcostheta#

#y=rsintheta#

Substituting for the terms

#rsintheta=(rsintheta)^2/(rcostheta)+(rcostheta-3)(rsintheta-2)#

#rsinthetarcostheta=(rsintheta)^2+rcostheta(rcostheta-3)(rsintheta-2)#

#r^2sinthetacostheta=r^2sin^2theta+rcostheta(r^2costhetasintheta-2rcostheta-3rsintheta+6)#

#r^2sinthetacostheta-r^2sin^2theta-rcostheta(r^2costhetasintheta-2rcostheta-3rsintheta+6)=0#

#r^2sinthetacostheta-r^2sin^2theta-r^3cos^2thetasintheta+2r^2cos^2theta+3r^2costhetasintheta-6rcostheta=0#

#-r^3cos^2thetasintheta+r^2(sinthetacostheta-sin^2theta+2cos^2theta+3costhetasintheta)-6rcostheta=0#

#-r^3cos^2thetasintheta+r^2(4costhetasintheta-sin^2theta+2cos^2theta)-6rcostheta=0#

#4costhetasintheta-sin^2theta+2cos^2theta=2cos^2theta+4costhetasintheta-sin^2theta#
Thus,

#r^3cos^2thetasintheta-r^2(4costhetasintheta-sin^2theta+2cos^2theta)+6rcostheta=0#
Dividing throughout by cos^3theta
#r^3tantheta-r^2(4secthetatantheta-secthetatan^2theta+2sectheta)+6rsec^2theta=0#

#r(r^2tantheta-r(4secthetatantheta-secthetatan^2theta+2sectheta)+6sec^2theta)=0#