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Problem
The curves
r
=
2
θ
r=2\theta
r
=
2
θ
and
r
=
sin
θ
+
1
r=\sin\theta+1
r
=
sin
θ
+
1
intersect for
θ
>
0
\theta>0
θ
>
0
. Use a numerical method to approximate, to three decimal places, the smallest positive value of
θ
\theta
θ
at which they intersect.
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