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Polar coordinates
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AQA FP3 2008 June — Question 3
Exam Board
AQA
Module
FP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year
2008
Session
June
Topic
Polar coordinates
3
Show that \(x ^ { 2 } = 1 - 2 y\) can be written in the form \(x ^ { 2 } + y ^ { 2 } = ( 1 - y ) ^ { 2 }\).
A curve has cartesian equation \(x ^ { 2 } = 1 - 2 y\). Find its polar equation in the form \(r = \mathrm { f } ( \theta )\), given that \(r > 0\).
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