Show that the polar equation of an ellipse or a hyperbola with one focus at the origin,

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Show that the polar equation of an ellipse or a hyperbola with one focus at the origin, major axis of length 2a on the x-axis, and eccentricity e is

a(1 – e²) 1 + e cos 0

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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