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Understand Polar Coordinate System, convert Cartesian to polar coordinates, plot points, classic polar graphs, and more. Graph polar equations using a calculator.
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Give 4 different pairs of polar coordinates that correspond to the Cartesian Coordinates (2,2)
Definition A Polar Coordinate System is a method of locating a point (r, ) in a plane where r is a distance from a point called the pole directed at an angle θmeasured counterclockwise from a polar axis.
r=10 Pole Polar Axis (r,θ)= Example Polar Grid
r=10 r= ̶ 10 Negative radius means go in the opposite directions Remember to consider the rotation FIRST
Example Find the polar coordinates: (r,θ)=
Example Find the polar coordinates: (r,θ)=
Plot Name the point with three other polar coordinates using
Polar coordinates are related to rectangular coordinates as follows: Important Idea r y θ x
Example Graph: r=6 What about r = ̶ 6?
Example Graph: θ= What about
Some Classic Polar Graphs Example limacon
A Classic Polar Graph Example Spiral of Archimedes
Some Classic Polar Graphs Example 8 petal rose
Use your graphing calculator to graph CARDIOID Y= MODE POL GRAPH
Important Idea 8 4 petals Polar Roses
Important Idea 10 8 petals Polar Roses
Try This Name the angle in rads? Polar Roses
Important Idea What do you observe about the number of petals? The period?
Some Calculus Find the slope of at .