SUBTOPIC 4.

1
Area in Polar
Coordinates

BUM2123 APPLIED CALCULUS

CHAPTER 4
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Recall: Relationship between Polar and
Rectangular Coordinates

y P

r y  r sin 
 x
O x  r cos 

x  r cos  y  r sin 
2 2 2 y
r x y tan  
x
Recall : Graphs in Polar Coordinates

r  a  a cos 
Formula of Area in Polar
Coordinates : b
1 2
A r d
a
2
EXAMPLE 1
Find the area of any two petals of the rose r  6 cos 3
Solution:
EXAMPLE 2
Sketch, shade and find the area of the region bounded in the first and
second quadrant for the given equation
r  4  4 cos 
Solution:
EXAMPLE 3
Find the area of the region that is inside of the circle
r  8sin  and outside of the circle r = 4.

Solution:
EXAMPLE 4
Find the area of the common region enclosed by the circles
r  3sin  and r  3cos  .

Solution:
EXERCISE
1) Find the area of the region inside the cardioid
r  1  cos  .
2) Find the area of the region inside of the circle r  2 cos 
and outside r = 1.

3) Find the area of the region inside the cardioid

r  2  2 cos  and outside r = 3

4) Find the area of the region inside of the circle r  3sin 

and outside the cardioid r  1  sin 

Answer :
3  3 9 3
1) 2)  3)  4)
2 3 2 2