The equation of the curve is
.
Length of a curve with a polar equation
,
is
.
.
Graph:
\Graph the curve
.

Observe the graph:
\Graph of the curve is drawn for the interval
.
The curve is symmetric about
axis.
Find the top half in the inertval
, multiply the result by 2.

Differentiate with respect to
on each side.
.

.
Substitute
,
and limits of
values in
.


Arc length of the curve is
.
Arc length of the curve
is
.