Show that the polar equation r 2 - 2rr 0 cos ( - 0 ) =

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Show that the polar equation

r2 - 2rr0 cos (θ - θ0) = R2 - r02

describes a circle of radius R whose center has polar coordinates (r0, θ0).

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

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

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