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Precalculus | Packer Collegiate Institute

Thinking about these Equations

In class, we broke down the result of our special equations
1
1 cos
r
k u
=

and
1
1 sin
r
k u
=

based on how they

looked.
CIRCLE

k value(s):

Cosine; k is 0 Sine; k is 0









ELLIPSE

k value(s):

Cosine; k is positive Sine; k is positive






Cosine; k is negative Sine; k is negative








PARABOLA

k value(s):

Cosine; k is positive Sine; k is positive






Cosine; k is negative Sine; k is negative








HYPERBOLA

k value(s):

Cosine; k is positive Sine; k is positive






Cosine; k is negative Sine; k is negative








Problems:
1.
1
1 1cos
r
u
=

yields the same general shape as

3 1
3
1 1cos 1 cos 1
r
u u
| |
=
|

\ .
= . Both are: ________________
Graph both of them on Desmos!
The difference between the two graphs is:




Explain why the 3 affects the second graph in the way that it does?




2. Now graph
cos
1
3
1 1
r
u
| |
=
|

\ .
. What does the negative sign do to the graph, and why?






3. (a) Algebraically show
3
2 1cos
r
u
=
+
is the same as
1.5
1 0.5cos
r
u
=
+
.








(b) True or False:
1.5
1 0.5cos
r
u
=
+
is the same as
1
1.5
1 0.5cos
r
u
| |
=
|
+
\ .


(c) If you were to graph
1
1.5
1 0.5cos
r
u
| |
=
|
+
\ .
, what will it generally look like? Once you make a conjecture,
graph on Desmos to confirm. If you were wrong, make your correction in a different color!




4. For each of these polar equations, (i) identify the shape, and (ii) draw a quick general sketch of what the graph
looks like. Do this without Desmos. Then, after doing all of these problems, check your answer with Desmos to
see if you are correct. If you need to make corrections, make your corrections in the different color.

(a)
1
1 cos
r
u
=
+
[Sullivan 10.7#13]













CIRCLE / ELLIPSE / PARABOLA / HYPERBOLA
(b)
3
1 sin
r
u
=

[Sullivan 10.7#14]













CIRCLE / ELLIPSE / PARABOLA / HYPERBOLA
(c)
10
5 4cos
r
u
=
+
[Sullivan 10.7#16]












CIRCLE / ELLIPSE / PARABOLA / HYPERBOLA
(d)
8
2 sin
r
u
=

[Sullivan 10.7#19]












CIRCLE / ELLIPSE / PARABOLA / HYPERBOLA
(e)
12
4 8sin
r
u
=
+
[Sullivan 10.7#18]













CIRCLE / ELLIPSE / PARABOLA / HYPERBOLA
(f)
9
3 6sin
r
u
=

[Sullivan 10.7#17]













CIRCLE / ELLIPSE / PARABOLA / HYPERBOLA
5. Write down the polar toolbox to convert from rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates, and polar
coordinates to rectangular coordinates.




6. Convert the following rectangular equations to polar equations. [This is review.]

(a)
2
4 x y = (b)
2 2
2 2 16 x y + =










7. Convert the following polar equations to rectangular equations. [This is review.]

(a) cos r u = (b) 5 r =












(c)
1
1 cos
r
u
=

(d)
2
1 sin
r
u
=
+