Solved: The lemniscate family Equations of the form r2 = a

Chapter 8, Problem 85E

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QUESTION:

Equations of the form \(r^2=a \sin 2\theta\ \text{and}\ r^2=a \cos 2\theta\) describe lemniscates (see Example 7). Graph the following lemniscates.

\(r^2=-2 \sin 2\theta\)

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QUESTION:

Equations of the form \(r^2=a \sin 2\theta\ \text{and}\ r^2=a \cos 2\theta\) describe lemniscates (see Example 7). Graph the following lemniscates.

\(r^2=-2 \sin 2\theta\)

ANSWER:

Solution 85E

Step 1:

Given that

r2 = a sin 2θ and r2 = a cos 2θ 

r = −2 sin 2θ

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