3 ConvertfromRectangularCoordinatestoPolarCoordinates
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Therectangularcoordinatesofapointaregiven.Findpolarcoordinatesforthepoint.
1) (–6
0)
A) (6
π)B)6,3π
2C) (–6
π)D)6,π
2
2) (0,5)
A) 5, π
2B) 5,–π
2C) (5
0) D) (5
π)
3) (–5
5)
A) 5 2,3π
4B) 5 2,–3π
4C) –52,π
4D) –52,–3π
4
4) ( 3,–1)
A) 2,–π
6B) 2, π
6C) 2,–5π
6D) 2, 5π
6
5) (–3
2.5)Roundthepolarcoordinatestotwodecimalplaces,withθ inradians.
A) (3.91
2.45) B) (3.91
0.88) C) (3.91
–0.88) D) (–3.91
0.88)
6) (100,–30)Roundthepolarcoordinatestotwodecimalplaces,withθ indegrees.
A) (104.40,–16.70°) B) (104.40,16.70°) C) (104.40,106.70°) D) (104.40,–106.70°)
7) (0.6,–1.1)Roundthepolarcoordinatestotwodecimalplaces,withθ indegrees.
A) (1.25,–61.39°) B) (1.25,61.39°) C) (1.25,–57.93°) D) (1.25,57.93°)
Solvetheproblem.
8) Awomanwalks100yardseastwardalongastraightshorelineandthenswims30yardssouthwardinto
theoceanonalinethatisperpendiculartotheshoreline.Usingherstartingpointasthepoleandtheeast
directionasthepolaraxis,givehercurrentpositioninpolarcoordinates.Roundthecoordinatestothe
nearesthundredth.Expressθindegrees.
A) (104.40,–16.70°) B) (104.40,–88.28°) C) (11.40,–16.70°) D) (11.40,–88.28°)
9) Afiretruckisenroutetoanaddressthatis6blockseastand11blockssouthofthefirestation.Usingthe
firestationasthepoleandtheeastdirectionasthepolaraxis,expressthefiretruckʹsdestinationinpolar
coordinates.Roundthecoordinatestothenearesthundredth.Expressθindegrees.
A) (12.53,–61.39°) B) (12.53,–28.61°) C) (4.12,–61.39°) D) (4.12,–28.61°)
4 TransformEquationsbetweenPolarandRectangularForms
MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Thelettersxandyrepresentrectangularcoordinates.Writetheequationusingpolarcoordinates(r,θ).
1) x2+4y2=4
A) r2(cos2θ+4sin2θ)=4B)r
2(4cos2θ+sin2θ)=4
C) cos2θ+4sin2θ=4r D) 4cos2θ+sin2θ=4r
2) x2+y2–4x=0
A) r=4cosθ B) r=4sinθ C) rcos2θ=4sinθ D) rsin2θ=4cosθ
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