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Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector–Valued Functions (BC Only)

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the significance of the endpoints of integration when finding the area between two polar curves?

Question 2
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1 mark

To compute the region enclosed by the polar curves r=a+bcos⁡(Θ)r=a+b\cos(\Theta)r=a+bcos(Θ) and r=c+dsin⁡(Θ)r=c+d\sin(\Theta)r=c+dsin(Θ), where b>c>0b>c>0b>c>0 and d>a>0d>a>0d>a>0, and α\alphaα to δ\deltaδ, which step would you perform first?

Question 3
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the first step in finding the area between two polar curves, r=f(θ)r = f(\theta)r=f(θ) and r=g(θ)r = g(\theta)r=g(θ)?

Question 4
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

When computing areas in polar coordinates, why do we sometimes need absolute value signs around our radius function?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the maximum area between the polar curves r=eθr=e^\thetar=eθ and r=ln⁡(θ)r=\ln(\theta)r=ln(θ) for θ∈[1,e]\theta \in [1,e]θ∈[1,e] using integration?

Question 6
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1 mark

If a polar curve is defined by the equation r=3sin⁡(θ)r = 3\sin(\theta)r=3sin(θ) and another by r=2r = 2r=2, what integral expression would find the area enclosed between them from θ=0\theta = 0θ=0 to θ=π2\theta = \frac{\pi}{2}θ=2π​?

Question 7
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For what value(s) of θ\thetaθ do the polar curves r=cos⁡(θ)r = \cos(\theta)r=cos(θ) and r=cos⁡(θ+π4)r = \cos(\theta+\frac{\pi}{4})r=cos(θ+4π​) intersect?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If two polar curves intersect at angles α\alphaα and β\betaβ, how do you find the total area enclosed between them?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the formula to find the area of a sector with radius r and central angle θ in radians?

Question 10
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1 mark

What does applying D'Alembert's Ratio Test to a p-series ∑k=1∞1kp\sum_{k=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{k^p}∑k=1∞​kp1​ with p>0p>0p>0 indicate about its convergence when comparing successive terms?