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Are length of polar curves Find the length of
Chapter 11, Problem 34E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
27-34. Arc length of polar curves Find the length of the following polar curves.
The parabola \(r=\sqrt{2} /(1+\cos \theta), \text { for } 0 \leq \theta \leq \pi / 2\)
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QUESTION:
27-34. Arc length of polar curves Find the length of the following polar curves.
The parabola \(r=\sqrt{2} /(1+\cos \theta), \text { for } 0 \leq \theta \leq \pi / 2\)
ANSWER:Solution 34E
Step 1 of 4:
In this problem we need to find the length of the parabola , for
The length of a curve with polar equation , is given by
L = ...(1)
Cosider
The visual representation of the curve is shown below