CCNY PHYS 35100 - Fall 2024
Nov 4, 2024
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Given: $r+r' = 2a$
Use i.47 (pythagorean Theorem) to express $r'$ in terms of $a$, $e$, $r$, and $θ$.
Use algebra, trig and the given, to find the polar representation of the ellipse, that means a function: $r(θ)$.