Calculus 2 : Derivatives of Polar Form

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 :Derivatives Of Polar Form

Find the derivative of the following function:

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解释:

The derivative of a polar function is given by

First, we must find the derivative of the function, r:

We used the following rules to find the derivative:

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Now, plug in the derivative and the original function r into the above formula:

Example Question #12 :Derivatives Of Polar Form

Find the derivative of the following function:

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The derivative (slope of the tangent line) of a polar function is given by the following formula:

So, we must simply findand plug it into the above formula:

The following rules were used to find the derivative:

,

Now, plug the given function and its derivative into the above formula to get our answer:

Example Question #31 :Parametric, Polar, And Vector Functions

What is the derivative of?

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In order to find the derivativeof a polar equation, we must first find the derivative ofwith respect to作为follows:

We can then swap the given values ofandinto the equation of the derivative of an expression into polar form:

Using the trigonometric identity, we can deduce that. Swapping this into the denominator, we get:

Example Question #13 :Derivatives Of Polar Form

What is the derivative of?

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Correct answer:

解释:

In order to find the derivativeof a polar equation, we must first find the derivative ofwith respect to作为follows:

We can then swap the given values ofandinto the equation of the derivative of an expression into polar form:

Using the trigonometric identity, we can simplify the denominator to be

Example Question #4 :Derivatives Of Parametric, Polar, And Vector Functions

What is the derivative of?

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Correct answer:

解释:

In order to find the derivativeof a polar equation, we must first find the derivative ofwith respect to作为follows:

We can then swap the given values ofandinto the equation of the derivative of an expression into polar form:

Using the trigonometric identity, we can deduce that. Swapping this into the denominator, we get:

Example Question #14 :Derivatives Of Polar Form

What is the derivative of?

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Correct answer:

解释:

In order to find the derivativeof a polar equation, we must first find the derivative ofwith respect to作为follows:

We can then swap the given values ofandinto the equation of the derivative of an expression into polar form:

Using the trigonometric identity, we can deduce that. Swapping this into the numerator, we get:

Example Question #15 :Derivatives Of Polar Form

What is the derivative of?

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Correct answer:

解释:

In order to find the derivativeof a polar equation, we must first find the derivative ofwith respect to作为follows:

We can then swap the given values ofandinto the equation of the derivative of an expression into polar form:

Example Question #16 :Derivatives Of Polar Form

What is the derivative of?

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Correct answer:

解释:

In order to find the derivativeof a polar equation, we must first find the derivative ofwith respect to作为follows:

We can then swap the given values ofandinto the equation of the derivative of an expression into polar form:

Using the trigonometric identity, we can deduce that. Swapping this into the denominator, we get:

Example Question #17 :Derivatives Of Polar Form

What is the derivative of?

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Correct answer:

解释:

In order to find the derivativeof a polar equation, we must first find the derivative ofwith respect to作为follows:

We can then swap the given values ofandinto the equation of the derivative of an expression into polar form:

Using the trigonometric identity, we can deduce that. Swapping this into the denominator, we get:

Example Question #18 :Derivatives Of Polar Form

What is the derivative of?

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Correct answer:

解释:

In order to find the derivativeof a polar equation, we must first find the derivative ofwith respect to作为follows:

We can then swap the given values ofandinto the equation of the derivative of an expression into polar form:

Using the trigonometric identity, we can deduce that. Swapping this into the denominator, we get:

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