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Area enclosed by a polar curveEdexcel A-Level Further Maths: Mind map

Area formula
Trig integrals
Limits

Polar areas

and tangents

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Between curves
Tangents
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Exam questions on Area enclosed by a polar curve

  1. The curve CC has polar equation r=2θr=2\theta for 0≤θ≤π0\le\theta\le\pi.
    Find the exact area of the region bounded by CC and the half-lines θ=π2\theta=\frac{\pi}{2} and θ=π\theta=\pi.2 marks
  2. The curve CC has polar equation r=3+2cos⁡θr=3+2\cos\theta for 0≤θ≤2π0\le\theta\le2\pi.
    Find the exact area of the region bounded by CC and the half-lines θ=0\theta=0 and θ=π2\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}.2 marks
  3. The curve CC has polar equation r=2(1+cos⁡θ)r=2(1+\cos\theta) for 0≤θ≤π0\le\theta\le\pi.
    Find the polar coordinates of the point of CC, other than the pole and the point where θ=0\theta=0, at which the tangent is perpendicular to the initial line.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).