Surface Area


Find the areas of the surfaces generated by revolving the curves in Exercises 31-34 about the indicated axes.


x = t + √2, y = (t²/2) + √2t, −√2 ≤ t ≤ √2; y−axis

Finding Lengths of Polar Curves

Find the lengths of the curves in Exercises 21–28.

The curve r = cos³(θ/3), 0 ≤ θ ≤ π/4

Identifying Graphs

Match the parabolas in Exercises 1−4 with the following equations: x² = 2y, x² = −6y, y² = 8x, y² = −4x

Then find each parabola's focus and directrix.

Ellipses and Eccentricity

Exercises 9–12 give the foci or vertices and the eccentricities of ellipses centered at the origin of the xy-plane. In each case, find the ellipse’s standard-form equation in Cartesian coordinates.

Vertices: (±10,0)

Eccentricity: 0.24

Finding Polar Areas

Find the areas of the regions in Exercises 9–18.

Shared by the circles r = 1 and r = 2 sin θ

Cartesian to Polar Equations

Replace the Cartesian equations in Exercises 53–66 with equivalent polar equations.

(x + 2)² + (y − 5)² = 16"

Finding Cartesian from Parametric Equations

Exercises 1–18 give parametric equations and parameter intervals for the motion of a particle in the xy-plane. Identify the particle’s path by finding a Cartesian equation for it. Graph the Cartesian equation. (The graphs will vary with the equation used.) Indicate the portion of the graph traced by the particle and the direction of motion.

x=√(t+1), y=√t, t ≥ 0