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8.1 & 8.2 - Polar Coordinates and Graphs - FILLED IN NOTES

The document discusses polar coordinates and graphs in polar coordinates. It defines several types of curves that can be represented using polar coordinates, such as limacons, cardioids, roses, circles, lemniscates, and rhodoneas. Specific equations for each type of curve are provided. Examples of graphing several equations in polar coordinates are shown, including r = sinθ, r = 1 + cosθ, r2 = sin 2θ, r = 2 + 3 sinθ, r = sin(θ/3), and r = cos(4θ).

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8.1 & 8.2 - Polar Coordinates and Graphs - FILLED IN NOTES

The document discusses polar coordinates and graphs in polar coordinates. It defines several types of curves that can be represented using polar coordinates, such as limacons, cardioids, roses, circles, lemniscates, and rhodoneas. Specific equations for each type of curve are provided. Examples of graphing several equations in polar coordinates are shown, including r = sinθ, r = 1 + cosθ, r2 = sin 2θ, r = 2 + 3 sinθ, r = sin(θ/3), and r = cos(4θ).

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8.1 & 8.2 ­ Polar Coordinates and Graphs ­ FILLED IN NOTES.

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8.1 ­ Polar Coordiantes

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Practice Plotting Points

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8.2 ­ Graphs in Polar Coordiantes

Tip Always graph on the Cartesian Coordinate 
Plane before plotting on the Polar 
Coordinate Plane

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Naming the graphs:
Limacon a curve of the form r = a + bsinθ or r = a + bcosθ
When |a| > 1 the "dimple" is further away from the origin
When |a| = 1 the "dimple" is at the origin
When |a| < 1 the "dimple" makes a loop inside the curve with radius |a|

Cardioid a "heart shaped curve" which is a special case for a Limacon when |a| = |b|

Rose a "flower shaped curve" which is of the form r = sin(aθ) or r = cos(aθ) given a is an integer


When a is odd there are a petals
When a is even there are 2a petals
Cosine has one petal on then positive x­axis
Sine has one petal on the positive y­axis

Circle a "circle shaped curve" which is a special case for a Limacon
When a = 0 with radius b/2 that is centered around b/2
When b = 1 then the radius is a/2
2 2
Lemniscate a "propeller shaped curve" of the form r  = asin(bθ) or r  =  acos(bθ)
When a is odd there are 2a petals
When a is even there are a petals
Cosine will have one petal on the x­axis
Sine will have a full petal in both the 1st and 3rd quadrants

Rhodonea a "spiral shaped curve" which is of the form r = sin(aθ) or r = cos(aθ) given ­1 < a < 1

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Graph: r = sinθ

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Graph r = 1 + cosθ

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Graph: r2 = sin 2θ

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Graph: r = 2 + 3 sinθ

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r = sin(θ/3)

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r = cos(4θ)

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