SOLUTION: What is y= x^2 + 1 in polar form

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Question 963974: What is y= x^2 + 1 in polar form
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is y= x^2 + 1 in polar form
When changing from rectangular form (or vice-versa), always
draw this firs:



The idea is to get rid of the letters x and the y and end
up with an equation that has only r and θ in it.



Write what we know about the sine and cosine:

,  solve for y, get 

,  solve for x, get  

Substitute in





or



Edwin
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