Show that the polar equation r 2 - 2r(a cos + b sin ) = R

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Show that the polar equation

r2 - 2r(a cos θ + b sin θ) = R2 - a2 - b2

describes a circle of radius R centered at (a, b).

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

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

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