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Example 5 | Plane Areas in Polar Coordinates | Integral Calculus Review

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Example 5 | Plane Areas in Polar Coordinates

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Example 5 Find the area enclosed by four-leaved rose r = a cos 2. Solution Click here to show or hide the solution

0 a

15 0.87a

30 0.5a

45 0

60 -0.5a

75 -0.87a

90 -a

Since cos (-2) = cos 2, the equation remains unchanged when is replaced by -, the curve is symmetric with respect to the x-axis. The equation remains unchanged when is replaced by (180 - ), since cos 2( - ) = cos 2. Therefore, the graph is symmetric with respect to the y-axis. Because of symmetry, we can sketch the curve without recourse to point-by-point plotting.

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Submitted by Romel Verterra on March 10, 2010 - 2:51pm

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