Name ______Precalculus

Polar Unit

Polar Coordinates

Section / Assignment
1. Polar Coordinates
2. Graphs of Polar Equations
3. Conversions of Equations
4. The Complex Plane
5. Product / Quotient
6. DeMoivre’s Theorem / p. 747 – 748: 1 – 23 odd
p. 432 - 434: 5, 15, 25, 45
p. 748: 31 – 35, 37, 39
p. 432 - 434: 7, 19, 43, 27
p. 748 – 749: 25, 27, 29, 55, 57, 59, 61
p. 432 - 434: 6, 16, 51, 50
p. 733: 21 – 27 odd, 33 – 39 odd, 47 – 51 odd
p. 432 – 434: 8, 20, 47, 48
p. 733: 57, 59, 63, 65
p. 739: 3, 5, 9, 13, 23, 27
p. 435: 1, 5, 7

Answers to evens

p. 432 – 434:

1

6.

16.

50.

8.

20.

48.

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Graphing Fun With Polar Functions

Calculator set up

MODE

Make sure your calculator is set to RADIAN mode and POL mode.

WINDOW

You will notice two things:

when you press it will now say

when you press the variable key you will see a instead of an X.

Graphing

Press , enter a 5, then press GRAPH. What do you see? Where did it start graphing? What direction does it take?

Now try graphing . Where did this one start graphing and in which direction?

Try typing in other constants. What graphs do you get?

Now for some graphs other than circles with center at the origin. For each of the following try values of . Start with an a value of 1. Some of the graphs may not be seen with some of the a values and the window we have set up. The name of the graph is given in parentheses. Sketch an example of each and indicate the a value.

(Circle)(Circle)

(Cardioid)(Limaçon of Pascal)

(Spiral of Archimedes) (Bifolium)

(Rose Curves) try n values that are even and n values that are odd – also try using sine

(Conchoid of Nicomedes)(Cissoid of Diocles)

Polar Coordinate System

r: distance of point from the pole

: angle formed by the polar axis and ray from pole through point


Rename the coordinate

Such that

Such that

Such that

Rename the coordinate

Such that

Such that

Such that

Polar to Rectangular

Rectangular to Polar

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Conversions of Equations

Rectangular Polar

Lines

Circles

Parabolas

Polar Rectangular

Lines

Circles

Parabolas

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Review of Complex Numbers

Write each expression in the form .

  1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

Plot each of the following Complex Numbers on the Complex Plane

9. 10. 11.

Example #1:
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Example #2:
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Example #3:
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Example #1:
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Example #2:
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Example #3:
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Product & Quotient of Complex Numbers

Product:

Quotient: If ,

Examples

Given . Given .

Find zw.Find .

Find the product and quotient of the following complex numbers.

Simplify the following:

DeMoivre’s Theorem

Examples

Write in standard form.

Write in standard form.

Write in standard form.

Finding the nth root of a complex number

Find the complex cube roots of.

Basically, the question is asking us to solve the equation: ______

By DeMoivre’s Theorem:

Thus,

1. Find the fifth roots of . / 2. Find the cube roots of .
3. Find the fourth roots of . / 4. Find the cube roots of .

Practice

Graph each of the following.

1.

2.

3.Rename the point where:

  1. r < 0,

b.

c.

4. Convert from polar to rectangular form. Round to the nearest hundredth where necessary.

a. b.

5. Convert from rectangular to polar form. Round to the nearest hundredth where necessary.

a. b.

6. Write a polar equation given the rectangular equation.

a. b.

7. Write a rectangular equation given the polar equation.

a. b.

Find the rectangular coordinates for the point.

Find the polar coordinates for the point.

Change the equation to polar form.

Change the equation to rectangular form.

REVIEW - Polar Coordinates

Convert each coordinate. (Polar to rectangular or rectangular to polar.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Convert each equation from polar to rectangular.

7. 8. 9.

Convert each equation from rectangular to polar.

10. 11. 12.

Convert each of the following from rectangular to polar (complex numbers).

13. 14.

15. 16.

Convert each of the following from polar to rectangular (complex numbers).

17. 18.

19.20.

GRAPH each of the following equations on graph paper.

21.r = 22.r = 23.r =

Perform the given operations. Give answers in both polar and rectangular form.

24.25.

26.27.

28.29.

Polar Coordinates – More Review

Convert each equation from polar to rectangular form.

1.2.

Convert each equation from rectangular to polar form.

3.4.

Convert each of the following complex numbers into polar form.

5. 6. 7.

Convert each of the following polar form of a complex number into rectangular form.

8. 9.

Sketch each of the following equations without using your calculator.

10.11.

Perform the given operations. Give answers in both polar and rectangular form.

12.13.

14. 15.

16.

Find allsolutions to the given equations.

17. 18.19.

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