Calculus Maximus WS 8.

2: Polar Area

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Worksheet 8.2—Polar Area

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Short Answer: Sketch a graph, shade the region, and find the area.

1. one petal of r 2cos 3 2. one petal of r 4sin 2

3. interior of r 2 2cos 4. interior of r 2 sin

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5. interior of r 2 4sin 2 6. inner loop of r 1 2cos

7. between the loops of r 1 2cos 8. one loop of r 2 4cos 2

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9. inside r 3cos and outside r 2 cos 10. common interior of r 4sin and r 2

11. inside r 3sin and outside r 1 sin 12. common interior of r 3cos and r 1 cos

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13. common interior of r 4sin 2 and r 2 14. inside r 2 and outside r 2 sin

15. inside r 2 2cos 2 and outside r 2

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Free Response
2 x2
16. The figure shows the graphs of the line y x and the curve C given by y 1 . Let S be the
3 4
region in the first quadrant bounded by the two graphs and the x-axis. The line and the curve intersect
at point P.

(a) Find the coordinates of P.

(b) Set up and evaluate an integral expression with respect to x

that gives the area of S.

(b) Find a polar equation to represent curve C.

(d) Use the polar equation found in (c) to set up and evaluate an integral expression with respect to the
polar angle that gives the area of S.

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17. A curve is drawn in the xy-plane and is described by the equation in polar coordinates r cos 3
3
for , where r is measured in meters and is measured in radians.
2 2
(a) Find the area bounded by the curve and the y-axis.

(b) Find the angle that corresponds to the point on the curve with y-coordinate 1 .

3 dr
(c) For what values of , is positive? What does this say about r?
2 d

3
(d) Find the value of on the interval that corresponds to the point on the curve with the
2
greatest distance from the origin. What is this greatest distance? Justify your answer.

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18. A region R in the xy-plane is bounded below by the x-axis and above by the polar curve defined by
4
r for 0 .
1 sin

(a) Find the area of R by evaluating an integral in polar coordinates.

(b) The curve resembles an arch of the parabola 8 y 16 x2 . Convert the polar equation to
rectangular coordinates, and prove that the curves are the same.

(c) Set up an integral in rectangular coordinates that gives the area of R.

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Multiple Choice

19. Which of the following is equal to the area of the region inside the polar curve r 2cos and outside
the polar curve r cos ?
2
32 2
(A) 3 cos 2 d (B) 3 cos 2 d (C) cos 2 d (D) 3 cos d (E) 3 cos d
0 0
20 0 0

20. The area of the region enclosed by the polar graph of r 3 cos is given by which integral?
2 /2
(A) 3 cos d (B) 3 cos d (C) 2 3 cos d
0 0 0
/2
(D) 3 cos d (E) 3 cos d
0 0

21. The area enclosed by one petal of the 3-petaled rose curve r 4cos 3 is given by which integral?
/3 /6 /3
(A) 16 cos 3 d (B) 8 cos 3 d (C) 8 cos 2 3 d
/3 /6 /3
/6 /6
(D) 16 cos 3 d (E) 8 cos 2 3 d
/6 /6

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