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:

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 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 r=1+\sin\theta} , 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{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:

Step 2:

Final Answer:
(a) See (a) 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 y'=\frac{\sin(2\theta)+\cos\theta}{\cos(2\theta)-\sin\theta}}
(c)

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