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MATH-213: CALCULUS II
TUTORIAL 4(Functions of two Variables)

1. Sketch the curves given by the following parametric equations:

a. x = 2 sin t ; y = cos t for 0 < t < 2π

b. x = t 2 ; y = t (5 − t ) for 0 ≤ t ≤ 5
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c. x = 2t ; y = for −5 ≤ t ≤ 5
t
2. Find the Cartesian equation equation of the curves given by these parametric equations:

a. x = 2t 2 − 3; y = 9 − t 2
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b. ;y = ; t 6= −1, t 6= 2
t +1 t −2
c. x = 2 sin t − 1; y = 5 cos t + 4
d. x = 3 cot t ; y = csc t

3. Sketch the graphs of the following equations:

a. r = 3(1 − cos θ)
b. r = sin 4θ
c. r = a cos 5θ
d. r 2 = sin θ
e. r 2 = 25 cos 2θ
f. r = 4 − 8 sin θ

4. Convert the following cylindrical coordinates to rectangular and spherical:

π
a. (1, , 1)
2
b. (1, 0, 2)
π
c. (0, , −1)
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5. Transform the following equations into polar coordinate equations.

a. 3x − y = 0
b. x 2 − 2y 2 = 4
c. x 2 + y 2 = 2x

6. Transform the equations to the corresponding rectangular coordinate equations.

a. r sin θ = 4
r
b. r =
1 − cos θ
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c. r =
3 sin θ + 4 cos θ
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d. r =
sin θ − 2 cos θ
e. r sin 2θ = a 2
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