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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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Answer
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.

10) slope =

Solution

Setting this derivative equal to we obtain the equation,

Note also that this pair of parametric equations represents the circle
By substitution, we find that this curve has a slope of at the points:
and

11) slope=

12) slope=

Answer
No points possible; undefined expression.

13) slope=

In exercises 14 - 16, write the equation of the tangent line in Cartesian coordinates for the given parameter .

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16) at

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17) For where Find all values of at which a horizontal tangent line exists.

18) For where . Find all values of at which a vertical tangent line exists.

Answer
A vertical tangent line exists at

19) Find all points on the curve that have the slope of .

20) Find for .

Answer

21) Find the equation of the tangent line to at .

22) For the curve find the slope and concavity of the curve at .

Answer
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 , find the slope and concavity of the curve at .

24) Find the slope and concavity for the curve whose equation is at .

Answer
the curve is concave down at .

25) Find all points on the curve at which there are vertical and horizontal tangents.

26) Find all points on the curve at which horizontal and vertical tangents exist.

Answer
No horizontal tangents. Vertical tangents at and .

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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Answer
Horizontal ;
Vertical

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In exercises 32 - 34, find at the value of the parameter.

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In exercises 35 - 36, find at the given point without eliminating the parameter.

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37) Find intervals for on which the curve is concave up as well as concave down.

38) Determine the concavity of the curve .

Answer
Concave up on .

39) Sketch and find the area under one arch of the cycloid .

40) Find the area bounded by the curve and the lines and .

Answer

41) Find the area enclosed by the ellipse

42) Find the area of the region bounded by , for .

Answer

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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44) [T]

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45) [T] (the “hourglass”)

46) [T] (the “teardrop”)

Answer

In exercises 47 - 52, find the arc length of the curve on the indicated interval of the parameter.

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units

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units

51) (express answer as a decimal rounded to three places)

52) on the interval (the hypocycloid)

Answer
units

53) Find the length of one arch of the cycloid

54) Find the distance traveled by a particle with position as varies in the given time interval: .

Answer
units

55) Find the length of one arch of the cycloid .

56) Show that the total length of the ellipse is , where and .

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 -axis.

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Answer

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60) [T] Use a CAS to find the area of the surface generated by rotating about the -axis. (Answer to three decimal places.)

Answer

61) Find the surface area obtained by rotating about the -axis.

62) Find the area of the surface generated by revolving about the -axis.

Answer

63) Find the surface area generated by revolving about the -axis.


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