Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Enhanced Etext
Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Enhanced Etext
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ISBN: 9781119777984
Author: Howard Anton; Irl C. Bivens; Stephen Davis
Publisher: Wiley Global Education US
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In the study of the conic section of the geometry, An ellipse is a plane curve surrounding two focal points, or foci where the set of all locus of points in the plane has their sum of the distances to the two foci is constant. On the ellipse curve, it is…
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If the distance from a vertex of an ellipse to the nearest focus is r 0 , and if the distance from that vertex to the farthest focus is r 1 , then the semimajor axis is a = ______ and the semiminor axis is b = ______ .

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Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 1QCECh. 10.1 - The graph of the curve described by the parametric...Ch. 10.1 - Suppose that a parametric curve C is given by the...Ch. 10.1 - To find dy/dx directly from the parametric...Ch. 10.1 - Let L be the length of the curve x=lnt,y=sint1t An...Ch. 10.1 - Sketch the curve by eliminating the parameter, and...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 7ESCh. 10.1 - Sketch the curve by eliminating the parameter, and...Ch. 10.1 - Sketch the curve by eliminating the parameter, and...Ch. 10.1 - Sketch the curve by eliminating the parameter, and...
Ch. 10.1 - Find parametric equations for the curve, and check...Ch. 10.1 - (a) Use a graphing utility to generate the...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 21ESCh. 10.1 - In each part, match the parametric equation with...Ch. 10.1 - (a) Identify the orientation of the curves in...Ch. 10.1 - (a) Suppose that the line segment from the point...Ch. 10.1 - (a) Show that the line segment joining the points...Ch. 10.1 - (a) By eliminating the parameter, show that if a...Ch. 10.1 - Use a graphing utility and parametric equations to...Ch. 10.1 - Use a graphing utility and parametric equations to...Ch. 10.1 - Use a graphing utility and parametric equations to...Ch. 10.1 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.1 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.1 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 36ESCh. 10.1 - Parametric curves can be defined piecewise by...Ch. 10.1 - Find parametric equations for the rectangle in the...Ch. 10.1 - (a) Find parametric equations for the ellipse that...Ch. 10.1 - We will show later in the text that if a...Ch. 10.1 - (a) Find the slope of the tangent line to the...Ch. 10.1 - For the parametric curve in Exercise 41, make a...Ch. 10.1 - Find dy/dxandd2y/dx2 at the given point without...Ch. 10.1 - Find dy/dxandd2y/dx2 at the given point without...Ch. 10.1 - Find at the given point without eliminating the...Ch. 10.1 - Find at the given point without eliminating the...Ch. 10.1 - Find dy/dxandd2y/dx2 at the given point without...Ch. 10.1 - (a) Find the equation of the tangent line to the...Ch. 10.1 - Find all values of t at which the parametric curve...Ch. 10.1 - In the and-1850s the French physicist Jules...Ch. 10.1 - The prolate cycloid x=2cost,y=2tsintt crosses...Ch. 10.1 - Show that the curve x=t2,y=t34t intersects itself...Ch. 10.1 - Show that the curve with parametric equations...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 59ESCh. 10.1 - Verify that the cycloid described by Formula (10)...Ch. 10.1 - (a) What is the slope of the tangent line at time...Ch. 10.1 - Suppose that a bee follows the trajectory...Ch. 10.1 - Consider the family of curves described by the...Ch. 10.1 - (a) Use a graphing utility to study how the curves...Ch. 10.1 - Find the exact arc length of the curve over the...Ch. 10.1 - Find the exact arc length of the curve over the...Ch. 10.1 - Find the exact arc length of the curve over the...Ch. 10.1 - Find the exact arc length of the curve over the...Ch. 10.1 - Find the exact arc length of the curve over the...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 71ESCh. 10.1 - Use the parametric equations in Formula (10) to...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 73ESCh. 10.1 - (a) If a thread is unwound from a fixed circle...Ch. 10.1 - If ftandgt are continuous functions, and if no...Ch. 10.1 - If ftandgt are continuous functions, and if no...Ch. 10.1 - If ftandgt are continuous functions, and if no...Ch. 10.1 - If ftandgt are continuous functions, and if no...Ch. 10.1 - If ftandgt are continuous functions, and if no...Ch. 10.2 - (a) Rectangular coordinates of a point x,y may be...Ch. 10.2 - Find the rectangular coordinates of the points...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 3QCECh. 10.2 - Prob. 4QCECh. 10.2 - Prob. 1ESCh. 10.2 - Plot the points in polar coordinates....Ch. 10.2 - Find the rectangular coordinates of the points...Ch. 10.2 - Find the rectangular coordinates of the points...Ch. 10.2 - In each part, a point is given in rectangular...Ch. 10.2 - In each part, find polar coordinates satisfying...Ch. 10.2 - Use a calculating utility, where needed, to...Ch. 10.2 - Express the given equations in polar coordinates....Ch. 10.2 - A graph is given in a rectangular r-coordinate...Ch. 10.2 - A graph is given in a rectangular r-coordinate...Ch. 10.2 - A graph is given in a rectangular r-coordinate...Ch. 10.2 - A graph is given in a rectangular r-coordinate...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 17ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 19ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 20ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 21ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 22ESCh. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=3Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 24ESCh. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r2=2cosCh. 10.2 - Prob. 28ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 29ESCh. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=1+2sinCh. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=1cosCh. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=3sinCh. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=3+4cosCh. 10.2 - Prob. 35ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 37ESCh. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r2=cos2Ch. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r2=16sin2Ch. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=40Ch. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=40Ch. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=2cos2Ch. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=3sin2Ch. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=9sin4Ch. 10.2 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=2cos3Ch. 10.2 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.2 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 49ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 50ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 53ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 54ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 55ESCh. 10.2 - The accompanying figure shows the graph of the...Ch. 10.2 - The accompanying figure shows the Archimedean...Ch. 10.2 - Find equations for the two families of circles in...Ch. 10.2 - (a) Show that if a varies, then the polar equation...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 60ESCh. 10.2 - A polar graph of r=f is given over the stated...Ch. 10.2 - A polar graph of r=f is given over the stated...Ch. 10.2 - Use the polar graph from the indicated exercise to...Ch. 10.2 - Use the polar graph from the indicated exercise to...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 65ESCh. 10.2 - Use the result in Exercise 65 to find an equation...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 67ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 68ESCh. 10.2 - Find the highest point on the cardioid r=1+cos.Ch. 10.2 - Show that in a polar coordinate system the...Ch. 10.2 - Use the formula obtained in Exercise 71 to find...Ch. 10.2 - In the late seventeenth century the Italian...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 76ESCh. 10.2 - Vertical and horizontal asymptotes of polar curves...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 79ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 1QCECh. 10.3 - Prob. 2QCECh. 10.3 - (a) To find the arc length L of the polar curve...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 4QCECh. 10.3 - Find the area of the circle r=a by integration.Ch. 10.3 - Find the slope of the tangent line to the polar...Ch. 10.3 - Find the slope of the tangent line to the polar...Ch. 10.3 - Find the slope of the tangent line to the polar...Ch. 10.3 - Find the slope of the tangent line to the polar...Ch. 10.3 - Find the slope of the tangent line to the polar...Ch. 10.3 - Calculate the slopes of the tangent lines...Ch. 10.3 - Find polar coordinates of all points at which the...Ch. 10.3 - Find polar coordinates of all points at which the...Ch. 10.3 - Use a graphing utility to make a conjecture about...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 13ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 16ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 17ESCh. 10.3 - Sketch the polar curve and find polar equations of...Ch. 10.3 - Use Formula (3) to calculate the arc length of the...Ch. 10.3 - Use Formula (3) to calculate the arc length of the...Ch. 10.3 - Use Formula (3) to calculate the arc length of the...Ch. 10.3 - Use Formula (3) to calculate the arc length of the...Ch. 10.3 - (a) Show that the arc length of one petal of the...Ch. 10.3 - Write down, but do not evaluate, an integral for...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the shaded region in Exercise...Ch. 10.3 - In each part, find the area of the circle by...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the region described. The region...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the region described. The region...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the region described. The region...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the region described. The region...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the shaded region.Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the shaded region.Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the shaded region.Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the region described. The region...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the region described. The region...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the region described. The region...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the region described. The region...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area of the region described. The region...Ch. 10.3 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.3 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.3 - (a) Find the error: The area that is inside the...Ch. 10.3 - Find the area inside the curve r2=sin2.Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 53ESCh. 10.3 - As illustrated in the accompanying figure, suppose...Ch. 10.3 - (a) Show that the Folium of Descartes x33xy+y3=0...Ch. 10.3 - (a) (Figure 3.1.3a). What is the area that is...Ch. 10.3 - One of the most famous problems in Greek antiquity...Ch. 10.3 - Use Formula (9) of Section 10.1 to derive the arc...Ch. 10.3 - As illustrated in the accompanying figure, let Pr,...Ch. 10.3 - Use the formula for obtained in Exercise 61. (a)...Ch. 10.3 - Use the formula for obtained in Exercise 61. Show...Ch. 10.3 - (a) In the discussion associated with Exercises...Ch. 10.3 - Sketch the surface, and use the formulas in...Ch. 10.3 - Sketch the surface, and use the formulas in...Ch. 10.3 - Sketch the surface, and use the formulas in...Ch. 10.3 - Sketch the surface, and use the formulas in...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 1QCECh. 10.4 - (a) The equation of the parabola with focus p,0...Ch. 10.4 - (a) Suppose that an ellipse has semimajor axis a...Ch. 10.4 - (a) Suppose that a hyperbola has semifocal axis a...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 1ESCh. 10.4 - (a) Find the focus and directrix for each parabola...Ch. 10.4 - Find an equation for the parabola that satisfies...Ch. 10.4 - Find an equation for the parabola that satisfies...Ch. 10.4 - Find an equation for the parabola that satisfies...Ch. 10.4 - Find an equation for the ellipse that satisfies...Ch. 10.4 - Find an equation for the ellipse that satisfies...Ch. 10.4 - Find an equation for the ellipse that satisfies...Ch. 10.4 - Find an equation for a hyperbola that satisfies...Ch. 10.4 - Find an equation for a hyperbola that satisfies...Ch. 10.4 - Find an equation for a hyperbola that satisfies...Ch. 10.4 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.4 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.4 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.4 - Determine whether the statement is true or false....Ch. 10.4 - (a) As illustrated in the accompanying figure, a...Ch. 10.4 - (a) Find an equation for the parabolic arch with...Ch. 10.4 - Show that the vertex is the closest point on a...Ch. 10.4 - For the parabolic reflector in the accompanying...Ch. 10.4 - (a) Show that the right and left branches of the...Ch. 10.4 - (a) Show that the right and left branches of the...Ch. 10.4 - An ant is walking on the is such a way that its...Ch. 10.4 - Suppose that the thumbtacks in Figure 10.4.3(b)...Ch. 10.4 - Find the equation of the hyperbola traced by a...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 41ESCh. 10.4 - Suppose that the base of a solid is elliptical...Ch. 10.4 - Show that an ellipse with semimajor axis a and...Ch. 10.4 - Show that if a plane is not parallel to the axis...Ch. 10.4 - As illustrated in the accompanying figure, a...Ch. 10.4 - As illustrated in the accompanying figure, suppose...Ch. 10.4 - As illustrated in the accompanying figure, suppose...Ch. 10.4 - A nuclear cooling tower is to have a height of h...Ch. 10.4 - Let R be the region that is above the x-axis and...Ch. 10.4 - As illustrated in the accompanying figure, the...Ch. 10.4 - Prove: The line tangent to the parabola x2=4py at...Ch. 10.4 - Prove: The line tangent to the ellipse at the...Ch. 10.4 - Prove: The line tangent to the hyperbola...Ch. 10.4 - Use the results in Exercises 52 and 53 to show...Ch. 10.4 - Find the coordinates of all points on the...Ch. 10.4 - A line tangent to the hyperbola 4x2y2=36...Ch. 10.4 - Consider the second-degree equation where A and C...Ch. 10.4 - In each part, use the result in Exercise 58 to...Ch. 10.4 - Derive the equation x2=4py. in Figure 10.4.6.Ch. 10.4 - Derive the equation given in Figure 10.4.14. Ch. 10.4 - Derive the equation given in Figure 10.4.22. Ch. 10.4 - Prove Theorem 10.4.4. [Hint: Choose coordinate...Ch. 10.4 - Given two intersecting lines, let be the line...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 1QCECh. 10.5 - Prob. 2QCECh. 10.5 - In each part, determine a rotation angle that...Ch. 10.5 - Express 2x2+xy+2y2=1 in the xy-coordinate system...Ch. 10.5 - Let an xy-coordinate system be obtained by...Ch. 10.5 - Let an xy-coordinate system be obtained by...Ch. 10.5 - Rotate the coordinate axes to remove the xy-term....Ch. 10.5 - Rotate the coordinate axes to remove the xy-term....Ch. 10.5 - Rotate the coordinate axes to remove the xy-term....Ch. 10.5 - Rotate the coordinate axes to remove the xy-term....Ch. 10.5 - Rotate the coordinate axes to remove the xy-term....Ch. 10.5 - Let an xy-coordinate system be obtained by...Ch. 10.5 - Let an xy-coordinate system be obtained by...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 16ESCh. 10.5 - Let an xy-coordinate system be obtained by...Ch. 10.5 - Let an xy-coordinate system be obtained by...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 19ESCh. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the given equation is a...Ch. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the given equation is an...Ch. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the given equation is an...Ch. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the given equation is an...Ch. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the given equation is an...Ch. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the given equation is a...Ch. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the given equation is a...Ch. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the given equation is a...Ch. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the given equation is a...Ch. 10.5 - Show that the graph of the equation x+y=1 is a...Ch. 10.5 - Derive the expression for Bin9.Ch. 10.5 - Use (9) to prove that B24AC=B24AC for all values...Ch. 10.5 - Use (9) to prove that A+C=A+C for all values of .Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 36ESCh. 10.5 - Prove: If B0, then the graph of x2+Bxy+F=0 is a...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 1QCECh. 10.6 - Prob. 2QCECh. 10.6 - If the distance from a vertex of an ellipse to the...Ch. 10.6 - If the distance from a vertex of a hyperbola to...Ch. 10.6 - Find the eccentricity and the distance from the...Ch. 10.6 - Find the eccentricity and the distance from the...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 3ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 5ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 6ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 7ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 8ESCh. 10.6 - Find the distance from the pole to the vertices,...Ch. 10.6 - Find the distance from the pole to the vertices,...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 11ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 12ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 13ESCh. 10.6 - Prove that a hyperbola is an equilateral hyperbola...Ch. 10.6 - (a) Show that the coordinates of the point P on...Ch. 10.6 - (a) Show that the eccentricity of an ellipse can...Ch. 10.6 - (a) Show that the eccentricity of a hyperbola can...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 18ESCh. 10 - (a) Suppose that the equations x=ft,y=gt describe...Ch. 10 - (a) Find the slope of the tangent line to the...Ch. 10 - Find dy/dx and d2y/dx2att=2 for the parametric...Ch. 10 - Find all values of t at which a tangent line to...Ch. 10 - Find the exact arc length of the curve...Ch. 10 - In each part, find the rectangular coordinates of...Ch. 10 - Prob. 8RECh. 10 - In each part, use a calculating utility to...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10RECh. 10 - In each part, identify the curve by converting the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 13RECh. 10 - Prob. 14RECh. 10 - Prob. 15RECh. 10 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r2=sin2Ch. 10 - Sketch the curve in polar coordinates. r=3cosCh. 10 - Prob. 18RECh. 10 - A parametric curve of the form...Ch. 10 - (a) Find the arc length of the polar curve...Ch. 10 - Find the area of the region that is enclosed by...Ch. 10 - Find the area of the region that is common to the...Ch. 10 - Find the area of the region that is inside the...Ch. 10 - Sketch the parabola, and label the focus, vertex,...Ch. 10 - Sketch the parabola, and label the focus, vertex,...Ch. 10 - Sketch the ellipse, and label the foci, the...Ch. 10 - Sketch the ellipse, and label the foci, the...Ch. 10 - Sketch the ellipse, and label the foci, the...Ch. 10 - Sketch the hyperbola, and label the vertices,...Ch. 10 - Find an equation for the conic described. A...Ch. 10 - Prob. 40RECh. 10 - Find an equation for the conic described. A...Ch. 10 - It can be shown in the accompanying figure that...Ch. 10 - Prob. 43RECh. 10 - Mickey Mantle is recognized as baseball's...Ch. 10 - Prob. 45RECh. 10 - Rotate the coordinate axes to remove the xy-term,...Ch. 10 - Rotate the coordinate axes to show that the graph...Ch. 10 - Prob. 49RECh. 10 - Prob. 50RECh. 10 - Prob. 51RECh. 10 - Use the parametric equations x=acost,y=bsint to...Ch. 10 - Use Simpson's rule or the numerical integration...Ch. 10 - (a) Calculate the eccentricity of the Earth's...

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