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Core Pure Unit Test 4 Polar Coordinates

This document contains a 7 question math test on polar coordinates. The test covers converting between Cartesian and polar forms, sketching curves, finding areas bounded by curves, and finding tangents parallel to the initial line.

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Core Pure Unit Test 4 Polar Coordinates

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Core Pure (A level/Year 2) Unit Test 4: Polar coordinates

1 Find the polar form of the following Cartesian coordinates, with angles measured in
radians.
a (7, 24)

2 Convert the following polar coordinates into Cartesian form. Angles are measured in
radians.

3 Find polar equations for the following curves in Cartesian form, giving your answer
in the form

a Find the polar equation for the Cartesian equation giving your answer

in the form

b Show that the curve with Cartesian equation has polar equation

where A is a constant to be found.

c Show that the curve with Cartesian equation has the polar

equation where B is a constant to be found.

4 Sketch the following curves, where a is a positive constant.

a giving the coordinates of the point where the curve intersects the

half line

b , giving the coordinates of the points where the curve

intersects the initial line and the half line

5 a Find the exact area of the finite region bounded by the curve with polar equation

and the half-lines (3 marks)

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b Find the exact area of the finite region bounded by the curve with polar equation

and the half-lines (4 marks)

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6 a On the same diagram sketch for the curves with polar equations

and (3 marks)
b Calculate the coordinates of the points of intersection of these two curves.
c Find the exact value of the area of the finite region within both curves.

7 The curve C polar equation where Find the points of


contact and the polar equations of the tangents to C that are parallel to the initial
line.

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