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EXAMPLE: Sketch the curve r= cos (2ϴ) ; 0 ≤ ϴ ≤ 2π (four-leaved rose) - Solution: We have

This document discusses polar coordinates and calculating areas and lengths using polar coordinates. It provides formulas for calculating the area of a region bounded by a polar curve between angles a and b. Examples are given of calculating the area of different regions defined by polar equations like r=cos(θ), finding the bounds a and b, and using the area formula to determine the numerical area. One example calculates the area of the inner loop of the curve r=2+4cosθ.

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EXAMPLE: Sketch the curve r= cos (2ϴ) ; 0 ≤ ϴ ≤ 2π (four-leaved rose) - Solution: We have

This document discusses polar coordinates and calculating areas and lengths using polar coordinates. It provides formulas for calculating the area of a region bounded by a polar curve between angles a and b. Examples are given of calculating the area of different regions defined by polar equations like r=cos(θ), finding the bounds a and b, and using the area formula to determine the numerical area. One example calculates the area of the inner loop of the curve r=2+4cosθ.

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CHAPTER 10 POLAR COORDINATES

EXAMPLE: Sketch the curve r= cos(2ϴ); 0 ≤ ϴ ≤ 2π (four-leaved rose).

Solution: We have
CHAPTER 10 POLAR COORDINATES

EXAMPLE: Sketch the curve r= sin(2ϴ); 0 ≤ ϴ ≤ 2π(four-leaved rose).

Solution: We have
CHAPTER 10 POLAR COORDINATES

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EXAMPLE: Sketch the curve r= sin(3ϴ); 0 ≤ ϴ ≤ π (three-leaved rose).

Solution: We have
CHAPTER 10 POLAR COORDINATES

EXAMPLE: Sketch the curve r= sin(4ϴ); 0 ≤ ϴ ≤ 2π(eight-leaved rose).

Solution: We have
CHAPTER 10 POLAR COORDINATES

EXAMPLE: Sketch the curve r= sin(5ϴ); 0 ≤ ϴ ≤ 2π (five-leaved rose).


CHAPTER 10 POLAR COORDINATES

Solution: We have
CHAPTER 10 POLAR COORDINATES

Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates


In t his section we develop t he formula f o r t he area of a region whose boundary is given by a polar
equation.

We need t o use t he formula f o r t he area o f a sect o r o f a circle

Where r is t he radius and θ is t he radian measure o f the central angle. Formula 1 follows from the fact
that the area o f a sector is proportional to its central angle:

Let R be the region bounded by the polar curve r=f(θ) and by the rays θ=a and θ=b, where f is a positive
continuous function and where 0 < b – a ≤ 2π.

We divide t he interval [a, b] in to subintervals with end points θ0, θ1, θ2, . . . , θn and equal width ∆θ. The
rays θ=θi then divide R in to n smaller regions with central angle ∆θ=θi −θi−1. If we choose θ∗i in the

ith subinterval [θi−1, θi], then the area ∆Ai of the ith region is approximated by the area of the sector of a
circle with central angle ∆θ and radius f(θ∗i) . Thus from Formula 1 we have

and so an approximation to t he total area Ao f R is


CHAPTER 10 POLAR COORDINATES

One can see that the approximation in ( 2 ) improves as n→ ∞. But t he sums in ( 2 ) are Riemann sums
for the function

so

It therefore appears plausible ( and can in fact be proved) that the formula for the area A of the polar

Region R is

This formula is often written as:

EXAMPL E: Find the area of each of the following regions:

Solution:

( a ) We have

( b) We have
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( c) We have

( d) We have

or

EXAMPL E: Find the area of the inner loop of r= 2 + 4 cosθ .

Solution: We first find a and b:

There fore the area is


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