What is the Cartesian form of r = -sin^2theta-r^2csc^2theta r=sin2θr2csc2θ?

1 Answer
Jan 3, 2017

(x^2+y^2)^(3/2)y^2=-y^4-(x^2+y^2)^3(x2+y2)32y2=y4(x2+y2)3

Explanation:

The relation between polar coordinates (r,theta)(r,θ) and Cartesian coordinates (x,y)(x,y) is

x=rcosthetax=rcosθ and y=rsinthetay=rsinθ i.e. r^2=x^2+y^2r2=x2+y2 and y/x=tanthetayx=tanθ

Hence r=-sin^2theta-r^2csc^2thetar=sin2θr2csc2θ can be written as

r=-y^2/r^2-r^2xxr^2/y^2=y^2/r^2-r^4/y^2r=y2r2r2×r2y2=y2r2r4y2 and multiplying each term by r^2y^2r2y2, this can be written as

r^3y^2=-y^4-r^6r3y2=y4r6

or (x^2+y^2)^(3/2)y^2=-y^4-(x^2+y^2)^3(x2+y2)32y2=y4(x2+y2)3