1. LESSON 9–1
Polar Coordinates

2. Five-Minute Check (over Chapter 8) TEKS Then/Now New Vocabulary
Example 1: Graph Polar Coordinates
Example 2: Graph Points on a Polar Grid
Example 3: Multiple Representations of Polar Coordinates
Example 4: Graph Polar Equations
Key Concept: Polar Distance Formula
Example 5: Real-World Example: Find the Distance Between Polar Coordinates
Lesson Menu

3. Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant of the vector sum described by 16 meters north and then 25 meters west.
A meters, N 32.6o W
B meters, N 50.2o W
C meters, N 57.4o W
D meters, N 39.8o W
5–Minute Check 1

4. Find the component form and magnitude of with initial point A(−4, 9) and terminal point B(7, 1).
5–Minute Check 2

5. Find the dot product of u = −5, 7 and v = 7, −5
Find the dot product of u = −5, 7 and v = 7, −5. Then determine if u and v are orthogonal.
A. 0; orthogonal
B. 0; not orthogonal
C. –70; orthogonal
D. –70; not orthogonal
5–Minute Check 3

6. Find the component form and magnitude of with initial point A (4, −2, 3) and terminal point B (−2, 1, 9). Then find a unit vector in the direction of A. B. C. D.
5–Minute Check 4

7. Which of the following represents the cross product of u = 4, –8, 2 and v = –5, 1, –7?
B. 54, –18, 36
C. 54, 18, –36
D. 54, 38, –36
5–Minute Check 5

8. Targeted TEKS
P.3(D) Graph points in the polar coordinate
system and convert between rectangular
coordinates and polar coordinates.
Mathematical Processes
P.1(D), P.1(G)

9. Graph points with polar coordinates. Graph simple polar equations.
You drew positive and negative angles given in degrees and radians in standard position. (Lesson 4-2)
Graph points with polar coordinates.
Graph simple polar equations.
Then/Now

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Vocabulary

11. Graph Polar Coordinates
A. Graph S(1, 200°).
Because  = 200o, sketch the terminal side of a 200o angle with the polar axis as its initial side. Because r = 1, plot a point 1 unit from the pole along the terminal side of this angle.
Answer:
Example 1

12. Graph Polar Coordinates
B. Graph
Because , sketch the terminal side of a angle with the polar axis as its initial side. Because r is negative, extend the terminal side of the angle in the opposite direction and plot a point 2 units from the pole along this extended ray.
Example 1

13. Graph Polar Coordinates
Answer:
Example 1

14. Graph H(3, 120o). A. B. C. D.
Example 1

15. Graph Points on a Polar Grid
A. Graph on a polar grid.
Because , sketch the terminal side of a angle with the polar axis as its initial side. Because r = 3, plot a point 3 units from the pole along the terminal side of the angle.
Example 2

16. Graph Points on a Polar Grid
Answer:
Example 2

17. B. Graph Q(–2, –240°) on a polar grid.
Graph Points on a Polar Grid
B. Graph Q(–2, –240°) on a polar grid.
Because  = –240o, sketch the terminal side of a –240o angle with the polar axis as its initial side. Because r is negative, extend the terminal side of the angle in the opposite direction and plot a point 2 units from the pole along this extended ray.
Example 2

18. Graph Points on a Polar Grid
Answer:
Example 2

19. Graph on a polar grid. A. B. C. D.
Example 2

20. Multiple Representations of Polar Coordinates
Find four different pairs of polar coordinates that name point S if –360° < θ < 360°.
Example 3

21. (2, 210°) = (2, 210o – 360°) Subtract 360° from . = (2, –150o)
Multiple Representations of Polar Coordinates
One pair of polar coordinates that name point S is (2, 210°). The other three representations are as follows.
(2, 210°) = (2, 210o – 360°) Subtract 360° from .
= (2, –150o)
(2, 210°) = (–2, 210° – 180°) Replace r with –r and subtract.
= (–2, 30°) 180° from .
Example 3

22. = (–2, –150° – 180°) Replace r with –r and subtract
Multiple Representations of Polar Coordinates
(2, 210°) = (2, –150°)
= (–2, –150° – 180°) Replace r with –r and subtract
= (–2, –330°) 180° from .
Answer: (2, –150°), (2, 210°), (–2, 30°), (–2, –330°)
Example 3

23. Find four different pairs of polar coordinates that name point W if –360o <  < 360o.
B. (7, –60°), (7, 330°), (–7, 120°), (–7, 300°)
C. (7, –30°), (7, 330°), (–7, 150°), (–7, –210°)
D. (7, –150°), (7, 330°), (–7, 30°), (–7, 210°)
Example 3

24. A. Graph the polar equation r = 2.5.
Graph Polar Equations
A. Graph the polar equation r = 2.5.
The solutions of r = 2.5 are ordered pairs of the form (2.5, ), where  is any real number.
The graph consists of all points that are 2.5 units from the pole, so the graph is a circle centered at the origin with radius 2.5.
Answer:
Example 4

25. B. Graph the polar equation .
Graph Polar Equations
B. Graph the polar equation
The solutions of are ordered pairs of the form , where r is any real number. The graph consists of all points on the line that makes an angle of with the positive polar axis.
Example 4

26. Graph Polar Equations
Answer:
Example 4

27. Graph A. B. C. D.
Example 4

28. Key Concept 5

29. Find the Distance Between Polar Coordinates
A. AIR TRAFFIC An air traffic controller is tracking two airplanes that are flying at the same altitude. The coordinates of the planes are A(8, 60°) and B(4, 300°), where the directed distance is measured in miles. Sketch a graph of this situation.
Airplane A is located 8 miles from the pole on the terminal side of the angle 60°, and airplane B is located 4 miles from the pole on the terminal side of the angle 300°, as shown.
Example 5

30. Find the Distance Between Polar Coordinates
Answer:
Example 5

31. Use the Polar Distance Formula.
Find the Distance Between Polar Coordinates
B. AIR TRAFFIC An air traffic controller is tracking two airplanes that are flying at the same altitude. The coordinates of the planes are A(8, 60°) and B(4, 300°), where the directed distance is measured in miles. How far apart are the two airplanes?
Use the Polar Distance Formula.
Polar Distance Formula
Example 5

32. The planes are about 10.6 miles apart.
Find the Distance Between Polar Coordinates
(r2, 2) = (4, 300°) and (r1,  1) = (8, 60°)
The planes are about 10.6 miles apart.
Answer: about 10.6 miles
Example 5

33. BOATS Two sailboats can be described by the coordinates (9, 60o) and (5, 320o), where the directed distance is measured in miles. How far apart are the boats?
A. about 5.4 miles
B. about 10.7 miles
C. about 11.0 miles
D. about 12.9 miles
Example 5

34. LESSON 9–1
Polar Coordinates