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Please help me with these area under polar curve problems!!?

Find the area inside the polar curve r = 3cos(theta).

Find the area inside the polar curve r = 4 + 2sin(theta).

find the area inside the cardidoid r = 1 + cos(theta) and outside the circle r = 1.

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  • cidyah
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Area = (1/2) ∫ r^2 dθ [ integrate from 0 to 2pi]

    = (1/2) ∫ 9 cos^2(theta) dtheta

    = (9/2) ∫ (1+cos(2theta))/2 dtheta

    = (9/4) theta + (9/8) sin(2theta)

    F(x) = (9/4) x +(9/8) sin (2x)

    F(2pi) = 9pi/2

    F(0) = 0

    Area = 9pi/2

    ----------------------------------------------------

    r = 4 + 2sin(theta)

    Area = (1/2) ∫ r^2 dθ [ integrate from 0 to 2pi]

    = (1/2) ∫ (16+ 16 sin(θ) + 4 sin^2(θ) ) dθ

    = (1/2) ∫ (16+16 sin x + 4 sin^2x ) dx

    = 8 ∫ dx + 8 ∫ sin x dx + 2 ∫ (1-cos (2x)) / 2 dx

    = 8x -8 cos x + x - sin(2x) / 2

    = 9x - 8 cos x - (1/2) sin 2x

    Let F(x) = 9x - 8 cos x - (1/2) sin 2x

    substitute the upper limit 2pi

    F(2pi) = 18pi - 8

    substitute the lower limit 0

    F(0) = -8

    Area = F(2pi)-F(0) = 18pi

    -----------------------------------

    1+cos(theta) = 1

    cos(theta) = 0

    theta = pi/2 , 3pi/2

    theta = -pi/2 to pi/2

    Area = (1/2) ∫ (1+cos(theta) )^2 dtheta - (1/2) ∫ 1^2 dtheta , each integral from theta=-pi/2 to pi/2

    (1+cos(theta))^2 = 1+ 2 cos(theta) + cos^2(theta)

    Use the identity cos^2(theta) = (1+cos(2theta) )/2 and integrate

    Area = (8+pi)/4

  • 4 years ago

    Cardidoid

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