题目
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Figure 2
Figure 2 shows part of the curve with polar equation
r=4−23cos6θ0⩽θ<2π
(a) Sketch, on the polar grid in Figure 2,
(i) the rest of the curve with equation r=4−23cos6θ0⩽θ<2π
(ii) the polar curve with equation r=10⩽θ<2π
A spare copy of the grid is given on page 15.
(3)
In part (b) you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
(b) Determine the exact area enclosed between the two curves defined in part (a).
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解答
(a)
解法一
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cos6θ 的周期是 3π,所以整个曲线有 6 个重复的波瓣。最大半径出现在 cos6θ=−1 时:
r=4+23=211.
最小半径出现在 cos6θ=1 时:
r=4−23=25.
而 r=1 是以 pole 为圆心、半径为 1 的圆。
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The curve
r=4−23cos6θ
has period
62π=3π.
So the full curve has 6 repeated petals.
Its minimum radius is
4−23=25,
and its maximum radius is
4+23=211.
The curve r=1 is a circle centred at the pole with radius 1.
(b)
解法一
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因为
4−23cos6θ
的最小值是 25,所以外面的 polar curve 始终在圆 r=1 外面。所求面积就是外曲线包围面积减去圆面积。
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The area enclosed by the outer polar curve is
Aouter=21∫02π(4−23cos6θ)2dθ.
Expand the square:
(4−23cos6θ)2=16−12cos6θ+49cos26θ.
Use
cos26θ=21(1+cos12θ).
Then
Aouter=21∫02π[16−12cos6θ+89(1+cos12θ)]dθ.
Integrate:
Aouter=21[16θ−2sin6θ+89θ+323sin12θ]02π.
At both limits, the sine terms are zero. Therefore
Aouter===21[16(2π)+89(2π)]21(32π+49π)8137π.
The inner curve is the circle
r=1,
so its area is
π.
Hence the area enclosed between the two curves is
8137π−π==8137π−88π8129π.