Calculus 2 : Calculus II

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Example Questions

Example Question #285 : Parametric, Polar, And Vector

In which quadrant is the polar coordinate located?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The polar coordinate

is graphed by moving  units to the right of the origin and rotating  counter-clockwise, resulting in

Example Question #286 : Parametric, Polar, And Vector

In which quadrant is the polar coordinate located?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The polar coordinate

is graphed by moving  units to the right of the origin and rotating  counter-clockwise, resulting in

Example Question #287 : Parametric, Polar, And Vector

In which quadrant is the polar coordinate located?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The polar coordinate

is graphed by moving  unit to the right of the origin and rotating  counter-clockwise, resulting in

Example Question #801 : Calculus Ii

Graph the following relationship in polar coordinates for :

;

In which quadrants does the graph appear?

Possible Answers:

I and IV

III and IV

II and IV

I and III

I and II

Correct answer:

I and III

Explanation:

Looking at the graph of 

with polar coordinates 


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It is seen that the graph lies in quadrant one and three.

Example Question #1 : Derivatives Of Polar Form

For the polar equation  , find   when .

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When
.

Taking the derivative of our given equation with respect to , we get

To find , we use



Substituting our values of  into this equation and simplifying carefully using algebra, we get the answer of .

Example Question #802 : Calculus Ii

Find the derivative of the following polar equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Our first step in finding the derivative dy/dx of the polar equation is to find the derivative of r with respect to . This gives us:

Now that we know dr/d, we can plug this value into the equation for the derivative of an expression in polar form:

Simplifying the equation, we get our final answer for the derivative of r:

Example Question #1 : Derivatives Of Polar Form

Evaluate the area given the polar curve:   from .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula to find the area in between two polar equations.

The outer radius is .

The inner radius is .

Substitute the givens and evaluate the integral.

Example Question #2 : Derivatives Of Polar Form

Find the derivative  of the polar function .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The derivative of a polar function is found using the formula

The only unknown piece is . Recall that the derivative of a constant is zero, and that 

, so

Substiting  this into the derivative formula, we find

Example Question #803 : Calculus Ii

Find the first derivative of the polar function 

.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In general, the dervative of a function in polar coordinates can be written as

.

Therefore, we need to find , and then substitute  into the derivative formula.

To find , the chain rule, 

, is necessary.

We also need to know that 

.

Therefore,

.  

Substituting  into the derivative formula yields

Example Question #3 : Derivatives Of Polar Form

Find the derivative of the following function:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the derivative of a polar function is

First, we must find the derivative of the function given:

Now, we plug in the derivative, as well as the original function, into the above formula to get

 

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