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1.9 Polar, Cylindrical, and Spherical Coordinates (continued)

What are the polar coordinates of a point, and how are they related to rectangular coordinates?

1. Exercises (continued)

Exercises (continued)

2. Write a couple of se…

Write a couple of sentences describing the graph of r=cr=c, where cc is a constant. You should consider what values of cc will correspond to different shapes.

3. Write a couple of se…

Write a couple of sentences describing the graph of θ=d\theta=d, where dd is a constant. You should consider what values of dd will correspond to different shapes.

4. Work through this ex…

Work through this exercise and explain your reasoning step by step.

5. Graph the points tha…

Graph the points that satisfy y=x+1y=x+1.

6. On the same axes as …

On the same axes as in the previous part, graph the points that satisfy y≥x+1y \geq x+1.

7. Graph the points tha…

Graph the points that satisfy the inequality x2+y2≤4x^2+y^2 \leq 4.

8. Graph the points tha…

Graph the points that satisfy both x2+y2≤4x^2+y^2 \leq 4 and y≥x+1y \geq x+1.

9. Plot the region that…

Plot the region that corresponds to the polar inequality 1≤r≤31 \leq r \leq 3. Write a sentence or two to describe this region.

10. Plot the region that…

Plot the region that corresponds to the polar inequality π4≤θ≤3π4\frac{\pi}{4} \leq \theta \leq \frac{3\pi}{4}. Write a sentence or two to describe this region.

11. Plot the region that…

Plot the region that corresponds to the polar inequalities 1≤r≤31 \leq r \leq 3 and π4≤θ≤3π4\frac{\pi}{4} \leq \theta \leq \frac{3\pi}{4}. Write a sentence or two to describe this region.

12. Plot the region that…

Plot the region that corresponds to the polar inequality 1≤r≤3cos⁡(θ)1 \leq r \leq 3 \cos(\theta). Write a sentence or two to describe this region.

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