Skip to main content
Logo image

Active Calculus

Section 9.6 Calculus in Polar Coordinates

Exercises Exercises

1.

(a) The Cartesian coordinates of a point are (1,1).
(i) Find polar coordinates (r,θ) of the point, where r>0 and 0θ<2π.
r=
θ=
(ii) Find polar coordinates (r,θ) of the point, where r<0 and 0θ<2π.
r=
θ=
(b) The Cartesian coordinates of a point are (23,2).
(i) Find polar coordinates (r,θ) of the point, where r>0 and 0θ<2π.
r=
θ=
(ii) Find polar coordinates (r,θ) of the point, where r<0 and 0θ<2π.
r=
θ=

2.

For each set of Polar coordinates, match the equivalent Cartesian coordinates.

3.

Find the equation in polar coordinates of the line through the origin with slope 14.
θ=

4.

Find the slope of the tangent line to the polar curve r=1/θ at the point specified by θ=π.
Slope =

5.

Find the equation (in terms of x and y) of the tangent line to the curve r=3sin4θ at θ=π/6.
y=

6.

Find the area of the region bounded by the polar curve r=7eθ , on the interval 47πθ2π.
Answer:

7.

Find the total area enclosed by the cardioid r=7cosθ shown in the following figure:
Answer :

8.

Find the area of one leaf of the "four-petaled rose" r=8sin2θ shown in the following figure:
With r0=8
Answer :

9.

Find the area lying outside r=2cosθ and inside r=1+cosθ.
Area =

10.

Find the exact length of the polar curve
r=3sin(θ),0θπ/3.
Length =

11.

Find the length of the spiraling polar curve
r=3e5θ
From 0 to 2π .
The length is
You have attempted of activities on this page.