009C Sample Final 1, Problem 7

A curve is given in polar coordinates by

$r=1+\sin \theta$

(a) Sketch the curve.

(b) Compute $y'={\frac {dy}{dx}}$.

(c) Compute $y''={\frac {d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}}$.

Foundations:
How do you calculate $y'$ for a polar curve $r=f(\theta )?$
Since $x=r\cos(\theta ),~y=r\sin(\theta ),$ we have
$y'={\frac {dy}{dx}}={\frac {{\frac {dr}{d\theta }}\sin \theta +r\cos \theta }{{\frac {dr}{d\theta }}\cos \theta -r\sin \theta }}.$

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:
Insert sketch of graph

(b)

Step 1:
First, recall we have
$y'={\frac {dy}{dx}}={\frac {{\frac {dr}{d\theta }}\sin \theta +r\cos \theta }{{\frac {dr}{d\theta }}\cos \theta -r\sin \theta }}.$
Since $r=1+\sin \theta ,$
${\frac {dr}{d\theta }}=\cos \theta .$
Hence,
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle y'=\frac{\cos\theta\sin\theta+(1+\sin\theta)\cos\theta}{\cos^2\theta-(1+\sin\theta)\sin\theta}.}

Step 2:

Thus, we have        Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{y'} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{2\cos\theta\sin\theta+\cos\theta}{\cos^2\theta-\sin^2\theta-\sin\theta}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{\sin(2\theta)+\cos\theta}{\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta}.}\\ \end{array}}

(c)

Step 1:
We have Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=\frac{\frac{dy'}{d\theta}}{\frac{dr}{d\theta}\cos\theta-r\sin\theta}.}
So, first we need to find Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{dy'}{d\theta}.}
We have
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\frac{dy'}{d\theta}} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{d}{d\theta}\bigg(\frac{\sin(2\theta)+\cos\theta}{\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta}\bigg)}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{(\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta)(2\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta)-(\sin(2\theta)+\cos\theta)(-2\sin(2\theta)-\cos\theta)}{(\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta)^2}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{2\cos^2(2\theta)+2\sin^2(2\theta)-3\sin\theta\cos(2\theta)+3\sin(2\theta)\cos\theta+\sin^2\theta+\cos^2\theta}{(\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta)^2}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{3-3\sin\theta\cos(2\theta)+3\sin(2\theta)\cos\theta}{(\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta)^2}}\\ \end{array}}
since Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sin^2\theta+\cos^2\theta=1} and Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 2\cos^2(2\theta)+2\sin^2(2\theta)=2.}

Step 2:
Now, using the resulting formula for Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{dy'}{d\theta},} we get
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=\frac{3-3\sin\theta\cos(2\theta)+3\sin(2\theta)\cos\theta}{(\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta)^3}.}

Final Answer:
(a)     See Step 1 above for the graph.
(b)     Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{\sin(2\theta)+\cos\theta}{\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta}}
(c)     Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{3-3\sin\theta\cos(2\theta)+3\sin(2\theta)\cos\theta}{(\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta)^3}}

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