Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH 180/December 2017/Question 09 (c)
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Question 09 (c) |
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The curve is known as a Limaçon of Pascal.
(c) Explain why, for every point on the Limaçon with and tangent line of slope , there must exist another point on the Limaçon with and tangent line of slope . |
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Hint 1 |
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Look for symmetry in the expression of the slope. |
Hint 2 |
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What happens when we replace by ? |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. By part (b), we have where we write in place of to emphasize that it is the slope at the point .
Note that if a point is on the Limaçon, then so is . We can easily show this by plugging into the equation of the curve. By Hint 2, we observe that This means that at the point the slope has the opposite sign of the slope at . In other words, if , then at the other point , the slope is . The point is not the same point as because . Also, at the point , the -coordinate is . Answer: . |