11.6: Chapter 11 Review Exercises

True or False? Justify your answer with a proof or a counterexample.

1) The rectangular coordinates of the point $\left(4,\frac{5π}{6}\right)$ are $\left(2\sqrt{3},−2\right).$

2) The equations $x=\cosh(3t), \; y=2\sinh(3t)$ represent a hyperbola.

Answer

True

3) The arc length of the spiral given by $r=\dfrac{θ}{2}$ for $0≤θ≤3π$ is $\frac{9}{4}π^3$ units.

4) Given $x=f(t)$ and $y=g(t)$, if $\dfrac{dx}{dy}=\dfrac{dy}{dx}$, then $f(t)=g(t)+C,$ where $C$ is a constant.

Answer

False. Imagine $y=t+1, \; x=−t+1.$

In exercises 5 -8, sketch the parametric curve and eliminate the parameter to find the Cartesian equation of the curve.

5) $x=1+t, \; y=t^2−1, \quad −1≤t≤1$

6) $x=e^t, \; y=1−e^{3t}, \quad 0≤t≤1$

Answer

$y=1−x^3$

7) $x=\sin θ, \; y=1−\csc θ, \quad 0≤θ≤2π$

8) $x=4\cos ϕ, \; y=1−\sin ϕ, \quad 0≤ϕ≤2π$

Answer

$\dfrac{x^2}{16}+(y−1)^2=1$

In exercises 9 - 10, sketch the polar curve and determine what type of symmetry exists, if any.

9) $r=4\sin\left(\frac{θ}{3}\right)$

10) $r=5\cos(5θ)$

Answer

Symmetric about polar axis

In exercises 11 - 12, find the polar equation for the curve given as a Cartesian equation.

11) $x+y=5$

12) $y^2=4+x^2$

Answer

$r^2=\dfrac{4}{\sin^2θ−\cos^2θ}$

In exercises 13 - 14, find the equation of the tangent line to the given curve. Graph both the function and its tangent line.

13) $x=\ln(t),\; y=t^2−1, \; t=1$

14) $r=3+\cos(2θ), \; θ=\frac{3π}{4}$

Answer

$y=\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2}+\frac{1}{5}\left(x+\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)$

15) Find $\dfrac{dy}{dx}, \; \dfrac{dx}{dy},$ and $\dfrac{d^2x}{dy^2}$ of $y=(2+e^{−t}), \; x=1−\sin t$

In exercises 16 -17, find the area of the region.

16) $x=t^2, \; y=\ln(t), \quad 0≤t≤e$

Answer

$\dfrac{e^2}{2}\text{ units}^2$

17) $r=1−\sin θ$ in the first quadrant

In exercises 18 - 19, find the arc length of the curve over the given interval.

18) $x=3t+4, \; y=9t−2, \quad 0≤t≤3$

Answer

$9\sqrt{10}$ units

19) $r=6\cos θ,\quad 0≤θ≤2π.$ Check your answer by geometry.

In exercises 20 - 22, find the Cartesian equation describing the given shapes.

20) A parabola with focus $(2,−5)$ and directrix $x=6$

Answer

$(y+5)^2=−8x+32$

21) An ellipse with a major axis length of 10 and foci at $(−7,2)$ and $(1,2)$

22) A hyperbola with vertices at $(3,−2)$ and $(−5,−2)$ and foci at $(−2,−6)$ and $(−2,4)$

Answer

$\dfrac{(y+1)^2}{16}−\dfrac{(x+2)^2}{9}=1$

In exercises 23 - 25, determine the eccentricity and identify the conic. Sketch the conic.

23) $r=\dfrac{6}{1+3\cos θ}$

24) $r=\dfrac{4}{3−2\cos θ}$

Answer

$e=\frac{2}{3}$, ellipse

25) $r=\dfrac{7}{5−5\cos θ}$

26) Determine the Cartesian equation describing the orbit of Pluto, the most eccentric orbit around the Sun. The length of the major axis is 39.26 AU and minor axis is 38.07 AU. What is the eccentricity?

Answer

$\dfrac{y^2}{19.03^2}+\dfrac{x^2}{19.63^2}=1, \quad e=0.2447$

27) The C/1980 E1 comet was observed in 1980. Given an eccentricity of $1.057$ and a perihelion (point of closest approach to the Sun) of $3.364$ AU, find the Cartesian equations describing the comet’s trajectory. Are we guaranteed to see this comet again? (Hint: Consider the Sun at point $(0,0)$.)