How do you convert 4=(5x-3)^2+(y-5)^2 into polar form?

1 Answer
Feb 12, 2018

(25cos^2theta+sin^2theta)r^2-(30costheta+10sintheta)r+30=0 is the polar form

Explanation:

Given:
4=(5x-3)^2+(y-5)^2
x=rcostheta
y=rsintheta
Thus,
4=(5rcostheta-3)^2+(rsintheta-5)^2
4=25r^2cos^2theta-30rcostheta+9+r^2sin^2theta-10rsintheta+25
(25cos^2theta+sin^2theta)r^2-(30costheta+10sintheta)r+9+25-4=0
(25cos^2theta+sin^2theta)r^2-(30costheta+10sintheta)r+30=0 is the polar form