题目
Problem
Figure 1
The curve C shown in Figure 1 has polar equation
r=1+sinθ−2π<θ⩽2π
The point P lies on C such that the tangent to C at P is perpendicular to the initial line.
(a) Use calculus to determine the polar coordinates of P.
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The tangent to C at the point Q where θ=2π is parallel to the initial line.
The tangent to C at Q meets the tangent to C at P at the point S, as shown in Figure 1.
The finite region R, shown shaded in Figure 1, is bounded by the line segments QS, SP and the curve C.
(b) Use algebraic integration to show that the area of R is
321(a3+bπ)
where a and b are integers to be determined.
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解答
(a)
解法一
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切线 perpendicular to the initial line,就是切线竖直。极坐标中
x=rcosθ.
竖直切线对应 dθdx=0。这里 r=1+sinθ,所以先对 x=(1+sinθ)cosθ 求导。
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For the curve
r=1+sinθ,
we have
x=rcosθ=(1+sinθ)cosθ.
Differentiate:
dθdx===cosθcosθ−(1+sinθ)sinθcos2θ−sinθ−sin2θcos2θ−sinθ.
For a tangent perpendicular to the initial line,
dθdx=0.
So
cos2θ−sinθ−sin2θ=0.
Use cos2θ=1−sin2θ:
1−sin2θ−sinθ−sin2θ=1−sinθ−2sin2θ=0,0.
Therefore
2sin2θ+sinθ−1=0.
Factorise:
(2sinθ−1)(sinθ+1)=0.
Hence
sinθ=21orsinθ=−1.
Since
−2π<θ⩽2π,
the value sinθ=−1 would give θ=−2π, which is not in the domain. Therefore
θ=6π.
Then
r=1+sin6π=23.
So the polar coordinates of P are
(23,6π).
(b)
解法一
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先把 P 和 Q 的 Cartesian coordinates 找出来。Q 在 θ=2π,所以 Q=(0,2)。P 的竖直切线与 Q 的水平切线相交于 S。
要求的区域 R 可以看成:
area of trapezium OQSP−area of polar sector OQP.
其中极坐标扇形面积用
21∫r2dθ.
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From part (a),
P=(23,6π)
in polar coordinates. In Cartesian coordinates,
xP=23cos6π=433,
and
yP=23sin6π=43.
So
P=(433,43).
At Q, θ=2π, so
r=1+sin2π=2.
Hence
Q=(0,2).
The tangent at Q is horizontal and the tangent at P is vertical, so
S=(433,2).
The area of trapezium OQSP is
21(2+(2−43))(433)==21(413)(433)32393.
Now find the area of polar sector OQP:
21∫6π2πr2dθ=21∫6π2π(1+sinθ)2dθ.
Expand the integrand:
(1+sinθ)2=1+2sinθ+sin2θ.
Use
sin2θ=21−21cos2θ.
Then
(1+sinθ)2==1+2sinθ+21−21cos2θ23+2sinθ−21cos2θ.
So
21∫(1+sinθ)2dθ==21∫(23+2sinθ−21cos2θ)dθ21(23θ−2cosθ−41sin2θ).
Apply the limits:
sector area=21[23θ−2cosθ−41sin2θ]6π2π.
At θ=2π,
23θ−2cosθ−41sin2θ=43π.
At θ=6π,
23θ−2cosθ−41sin2θ===4π−2(23)−41(23)4π−3−834π−893.
Therefore
sector area===21[43π−(4π−893)]21(2π+893)4π+1693.
Hence the area of R is
32393−(4π+1693)==32393−328π−3218332213−8π.
Thus
a=21,b=−8.