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Practice BC Problems - Polar Functions 2. The graphs of the polar curves r = 3 and r = 3—2sin(20) are shown in the figure above for 0 < 6 < =. (a) Let R be the shaded region that is inside the graph of r = 3 and inside the graph of r = 3 ~ 2sin(26). Find the area of R. (b) For the curve r = 3 — 2sin(20), find the value of & at o=% z. (©) The distance between the two curves changes for 0 < @ < 5. Find the rate at which the distance between the two curves is changing with respect to @ when @ = 3 (@) A particle is moving along the curve r = 3 ~ 2sin(28) so that # = 3 forall times t > 0. Find the value dr x of Gt O=F. Practice BC Problems - Polar Functions 2. The graphs of the polar curves r = 3 and r = 4—2sin@ are shown in the figure above. The curves intersect =% = when = and 6 = 5%, (@) Let S be the shaded region that is inside the graph of r = 3 and also inside the graph of r = 4 — 2sin 8, Find the area of S, (b) A particle moves along the polar curve r = 4 —2sin@ so that at time ¢ seconds, 8 the interval 1 < ¢ < 2. for which the x-coordinate of the particle’s position is ~1. ?, Find the time ¢ in (c) For the particle described in part (b), find the position vector in terms of ¢. Find the velocity vector at time 1 = 1.5. Practice BC Problems - Polar Functions 2. The polar curve r is given by r(8) = 30 + sin 8, where 0 < 6 < 2x. (a) Find the area in the second quadrant enclosed by the coordinate axes and the graph of r. () For 5 < 6s x, there is one point P on the polar curve r with x-coordinate ~3. Find the angle 6 that corresponds to point P. Find the y-coordinate of point P. Show the work that leads to your answers. (© A particle is traveling along the polar curve r so that its position at time + is (x(t), y(#)) and such that @ =, Find & atthe instant that 6 = 2, and interpret the meaning of your answer in the context of the problem. Practice Polar Problems 1. Question 4: Write an equation in terms of x and y of the line tangent to the graph of the polar curve r = J - 2sin(@) at the point where =0. (NC) a) x+2y=3 b) 3x-3y=1 ©) 3x+3y= @ x+2y=1 e) x-3 2. Determine the area of the inner loop of the polar curve r = 1 - 2sin(8). (C) a) 0.544 b) 0.585, ©) 0598 4) 0.623 ©) 0.648 3. The graphs of the polar curves r= 1 and r= 1 +cos(0) are shown in the figure below. If R is the region that is inside the graph of r = 1 and outside of the graph of r= 1 + cos(@), the area of Ris: a) 1.127 b) 1.215 ©) 1.275 @) 1235 e) 1375 4, What is the slope of the line tangent to the polar curve r= 26 at the point En wo) b = 20 d) a NIA e)2 ‘The graph above shows the polar curve r=20+cos@ for 0<6<. What is the area of the region bounded by the curve and the x-axis? a) 3.069 b) 4935) 9.780) 17.456 e) 34.912 6. What is the slope of the line tangent to the polar curve 7 =sin@ at the point @ = 11?-(NC) a) -V3 y y 2 > 2 eee, poy 2 2 pauiceeeaens Eine 2

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