SELECT PAGE NO.

No Books/Pages Are Available

SELECT PROBLEM NO. FOR THE PAGE
55

Step-by-step Answer
PAGE: 688SET: ExercisesPROBLEM: 55
Please look in your text book for this problem Statement

The polar equation is  and .

If the point  has Cartesian coordinates  and polar coordinates , then  and .

Substitute in polar coordinates.

.

.

The slope of the tangent line is derivative of the function.

Apply chain rule of derivatives : .

First find .

Consider .

Apply derivative on each side with respect to .

.

Find .

Consider .

Apply derivative on each side with respect to .

.

Substitute and .

.

The slope of the tangent line is derivative of the function at the point.

The slope of the tangent line at .

.

The slope of the tangent line is .

The slope of the tangent line is .



TESTIMONIALS

"I want to tell you that our students did well on the math exam and showed a marked improvement that, in my estimation, reflected the professional development the faculty received from you. THANK YOU!!!"

June Barnett

"Your site is amazing! It helped me get through Algebra."

Charles

"My daughter uses it to supplement her Algebra 1 school work. She finds it very helpful."

Dan Pease

QUESTIONS? LET US HELP.
Simply chose a support option

My status

JOIN US ON:     
mathskey.com is not affiliated with any Publisher, Book cover, Title, Author names appear for reference only