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

Graph of the curve is drawn for the interval
.
Observe the graph:
\One loop of the curve is enclosed between the the limits
and
.
The loop of 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
.


Using calculator,
.
.
Arc length of the curve is
.
Arc length of the curve
is
.