# Math Help - Conversion of polar equations into cartesian equation

1. ## Conversion of polar equations into cartesian equation

Find the cartesian equations of these polar equations-
1.r=a(theta)/(theta-1)
2.r(1-e^theta)=a
3.r(theta)cos(theta)=acos2(theta)

2. Hello, roshanhero!

These are particularly ugly problems!
. . Very little simpliying is possible.

We need: . $\begin{array}{ccc}r^2 &=&x^2+y^2 \\
r\cos\theta &=& x \\ r\sin\theta &=& y \\ \theta &=&\arctan(\frac{y}{x}) \end{array}$

Find the cartesian equations of these polar equations:

$1)\;r\:=\:\frac{a\theta}{\theta-1}$

We have: . $\sqrt{x^2+y^2} \;-\;\frac{a\arctan\left(\frac{y}{x}\right)}{\arctan\ left(\frac{y}{x}\right) - 1}$

$2)\;r\left(1-e^{\theta}\right) \:=\:a$

We have: . $\sqrt{x^2+y^2}\left(1 - e^{\arctan(\frac{y}{x})}\right) \:=\:a$

$3)\; r\!\cdot\!\theta\!\cdot\!\cos\theta \:=\:a\cos2\theta$

Multiply by $r^2\!:\;\;r^3\!\cdot\!\theta\!\cdot\!\cos\theta \;=\;ar^2\!\cdot\!\cos2\theta$

. . . . . . $r^2\!\cdot\!\theta\!\cdot\!r\cos\theta \;=\;ar^2(2\cos^2\!\theta - 1)$

. . . . . . $r^2\!\cdot\!\theta\!\cdot\!r\cos\theta \;= \;2ar^2\cos^2\!\theta - ar^2$

. . . . . . $r^2\!\cdot\!\theta\!\cdot\!r\cos\theta \;=\;2a(r\cos\theta)^2 - ar^2$

. . $(x^2+y^2)\!\cdot\!\arctan(\frac{y}{x})\!\cdot\!x \;=\;2ax^2 - a(x^2+y^2)$

. . $x(x^2+y^2)\arctan\left(\frac{y}{x}\right) \;=
\;a(x^2-y^2)$

3. Can't we have the form that contains only x and y terms?

4. Originally Posted by roshanhero
Can't we have the form that contains only x and y terms?

Isn't that what I found?