Calculus in Polar Geometry
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Consider the curve \(r = \cos(2\theta)\) in polar coordinates.
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What’s an equation (expressed in rectangular coordinates)
of the line tangent to the curve
at the point where \(\theta = \frac{\pi}{6}?\)
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What’s the area contained within
a single “petal” of this curve?
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What’s the arclength of a single “petal”?
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Consider the curve \(r = 3+ 3\sin(\theta)\) in polar coordinates.
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What’s an equation (expressed in rectangular coordinates)
of the line tangent to the curve
at the point where \(\theta = \frac{\pi}{4}?\)
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What’s the area of the region bound by this curve?
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What is the length of this curve?