11.2E: Exercises for Section 11.2
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In exercises 1 - 4, each set of parametric equations represents a line. Without eliminating the parameter, find the slope of each line.
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In exercises 5 - 9, determine the slope of the tangent line, then find the equation of the tangent line at the given value of the parameter.
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- Slope
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- Slope is undefined;
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In exercises 10 - 13, find all points on the curve that have the given slope.
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Setting this derivative equal towe obtain the equation,
Note also that this pair of parametric equations represents the circle
By substitution, we find that this curve has a slope ofat the points:
and
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- No points possible; undefined expression.
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In exercises 14 - 16, write the equation of the tangent line in Cartesian coordinates for the given parameter
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17) For
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- A vertical tangent line exists at
19) Find all points on the curve
20) Find
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21) Find the equation of the tangent line to
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and , so the curve is neither concave up nor concave down at . Therefore the graph is linear and has a constant slope but no concavity.
23) For the parametric curve whose equation is
24) Find the slope and concavity for the curve whose equation is
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the curve is concave down at .
25) Find all points on the curve
26) Find all points on the curve
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- No horizontal tangents. Vertical tangents at
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In exercises 27 - 29, find
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In exercises 30 - 31, find points on the curve at which tangent line is horizontal or vertical.
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- Horizontal
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Vertical
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In exercises 32 - 34, find
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In exercises 35 - 36, find
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37) Find intervals for
38) Determine the concavity of the curve
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- Concave up on
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39) Sketch and find the area under one arch of the cycloid
40) Find the area bounded by the curve
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41) Find the area enclosed by the ellipse
42) Find the area of the region bounded by
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In exercises 43 - 46, find the area of the regions bounded by the parametric curves and the indicated values of the parameter.
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In exercises 47 - 52, find the arc length of the curve on the indicated interval of the parameter.
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53) Find the length of one arch of the cycloid
54) Find the distance traveled by a particle with position
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55) Find the length of one arch of the cycloid
56) Show that the total length of the ellipse
57) Find the length of the curve
In exercises 58 - 59, find the area of the surface obtained by rotating the given curve about the
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60) [T] Use a CAS to find the area of the surface generated by rotating
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61) Find the surface area obtained by rotating
62) Find the area of the surface generated by revolving
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63) Find the surface area generated by revolving