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Polar Coordinates Lesson 10.5
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Points on a Plane Rectangular coordinate system Represent a point by two distances from the origin Horizontal dist, Vertical dist Also possible to represent different ways Consider using dist from origin, angle formed with positive x-axis r θ (x, y) (r, θ)
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Plot Given Polar Coordinates Locate the following
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Find Polar Coordinates What are the coordinates for the given points? B A C D A = B = C = D =
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Converting Polar to Rectangular Given polar coordinates (r, θ) Change to rectangular By trigonometry x = r cos θ y = r sin θ Try = ( ___, ___ ) θ r x y
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Converting Rectangular to Polar Given a point (x, y) Convert to (r, θ) By Pythagorean theorem r 2 = x 2 + y 2 By trigonometry Try this one … for (2, 1) r = ______ θ = ______ θ r x y
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Polar Equations States a relationship between all the points (r, θ) that satisfy the equation Exampler = 4 sin θ Resulting values θ in degrees Note: for (r, θ) It is θ (the 2 nd element that is the independent variable Note: for (r, θ) It is θ (the 2 nd element that is the independent variable
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Graphing Polar Equations Set Mode on TI calculator Mode, then Graph => Polar Note difference of Y= screen
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Graphing Polar Equations Also best to keep angles in radians Enter function in Y= screen
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Graphing Polar Equations Set Zoom to Standard, then Square
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Try These! For r = A cos B θ Try to determine what affect A and B have r = 3 sin 2θ r = 4 cos 3θ r = 2 + 5 sin 4θ
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12 Finding dy/dx We know r = f(θ) and y = r sin θ and x = r cos θ Then And
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13 Finding dy/dx Since Then
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14 Example Given r = cos 3θ Find the slope of the line tangent at (1/2, π/9) dy/dx = ? Evaluate
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Define for Calculator It is possible to define this derivative as a function on your calculator 15
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16 Try This! Find where the tangent line is horizontal for r = 2 cos θ Find dy/dx Set equal to 0, solve for θ
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Assignment Lesson 10.4 Page 736 Exercises 1 – 19 odd, 23 – 26 all Exercises 69 – 91 EOO
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