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x2 y 2 x2 y2 x2 y 2
+ = 1, + y 2 = 1, − x2 = 1, − = 1.
4 9 2 4 4 9
a. b. c. d.
2. For each of the following equations (ellipses or hyperbolas), put each equation in standard
form. Then plot them in Mathematica.
a. 9x2 + 10y 2 = 90
b. y 2 − 3x2 = 3
c. 169x2 + 25y 2 = 4225
d. 64x2 − 36y 2 = 2304
3. The parabola y 2 = 8x is shifted down 2 units and right 1 unit to generate the parabola
(y + 2)2 = 8(x − 1).
4. Find the center, foci, vertices, and radius, as appropriate, of the following conic sections.
7. For each of the following parametric equations, eliminate the parameter and write the cor-
responding rectangular equation. Then graph the curve in Mathematica and indicate the
orientation of the curve.
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b. x = 4 + 2 cos θ, y = −1 + sin θ
c. x = t3 , y = 3 ln t
8. Determine any differences between the curve of parametric equations (a - d). Are the graphs
the same? Are the orientations the same? Are the curves smooth?
a. x = t, y = 2t + 1
b. x = cos θ, y = 2 cos θ + 1
c. x = e−t , y = 2e−t + 1
d. x = et , y = 2et + 1
9. For the following point in polar coordinates, find the corresponding rectangular coordinates
for the point and plot it.
5π
a. 7, b. (−4.5, 3.5)
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10. For the following point in rectangular coordinates, find two sets of polar coordinates for the
point for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π and plot it.
a. (−3, 4) b. (3, −2)
13. Plot the following polar equation and find an interval for θ over which the graph is traced
only once.
3θ
a. r = 2 cos b. r2 = 4 sin 2θ
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14. Plot r(θ) = 2(1 + cos θ) for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π, and s(θ) = 6 cos θ for −π/2 ≤ θ ≤ π/2 in one graph.
Find the points of intersection of these two polar curves.
15. Plot r(θ) = cos 2θ for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π. Then, obtain the same curve using the command
ParametricPlot.