CHAPTER 21 REVIEW EXERCISES

CONCEPT CHECK EXERCISES

Determine each of the following as being either true or false. If it is false, explain why.

  1. The distance between (4 ,  − 3) and (3 ,  − 4) is 2 . 

  2. 2y − 3x = 6 is a straight line with intercepts (2,0) and (0,3).

  3. The center of the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y + 5 = 0 is (1, 2).

  4. The directrix of the parabola x2 = 8y is the line y = 2.

  5. The vertices of the ellipse 9x2 + 4y2 = 36 are (2,0) and ( − 2 ,  0) . 

  6. The foci of the hyperbola 9x2 − 16y2 = 144 are ( − 5 ,  0) and (5, 0).

  7. The equation x2 = (y − 1)2 represents a hyperbola.

  8. The equation 5x2 − 8xy + 5y2 = 9 represents an ellipse.

  9. The rectangular equation x = 2 represents the same curve as the polar equation r = 2  sec θ . 

  10. The graph of the polar equation θ = π / 4 is a straight line.

PRACTICE AND APPLICATIONS

In Exercises 1122, find the equation of the indicated curve, subject to the given conditions. Sketch each curve.

  1. Straight line: passes through (1 ,  − 7) with a slope of 4

  2. Straight line: passes through ( − 1 ,  5) and ( − 2 ,  − 3)

  3. Straight line: perpendicular to 3x − 2y + 8 = 0 and has a y-intercept of (0 ,  − 1)

  4. Straight line: parallel to 2x − 5y + 1 = 0 and has an x-intercept of (2, 0)

  5. Circle: concentric with x2 + y2 = 6x ,  passes through (4 ,  − 3)

  6. Circle: tangent to lines x = 3 and x = 9 ,  center on line y = 2x

  7. Parabola: focus ( − 3 ,  0) ,  vertex (0, 0)

  8. Parabola: vertex (0, 0), passes through (1, 1) and ( − 2 ,  4)

  9. Ellipse: vertex (10, 0), focus (8, 0), tangent to x =  − 10

  10. Ellipse: center (0, 0), passes through (0, 3) and (2, 1)

  11. Hyperbola: V(0, 13), C(0, 0), conj. axis of 24

  12. Hyperbola: vertex (0, 8), asymptotes y = 2x ,  y =  − 2x

In Exercises 2336, find the indicated quantities for each of the given equations. Sketch each curve.

  1. x2 + y2 + 6x − 7 = 0 ,  center and radius

  2. 2x2 + 2y2 + 4x − 8y − 15 = 0 ,  center and radius

  3. x2 =  − 20y ,  focus and directrix

  4. y2 = 0.24x ,  focus and directrix

  5. 8x2 + 2y2 = 2 ,  vertices and foci

  6. 2y2 − 9x2 = 18 ,  vertices and foci

  7. 4x2 − 25y2 = 0.25 ,  vertices and foci

  8. 4x2 + 50y2 = 1600 ,  vertices and foci

  9. x2 − 8x − 4y − 16 = 0 ,  vertex and focus

  10. y2 − 4x + 4y + 24 = 0 ,  vertex and directrix

  11. 4x2 + y2 − 16x + 2y + 13 = 0 ,  center

  12. x2 − 2y2 + 4x + 4y + 6 = 0 ,  center

  13. x2 − 2xy + y2 + 4x + 4y = 0 ,  vertex

  14. 9x2 − 9xy + 21y2 − 15 = 0 ,  center

In Exercises 3744, plot the given curves in polar coordinates.

  1. r = 4(1 + sin θ)

  2. r = 1 − 3 cos θ

  3. r = 4 cos 3θ

  4. r = 3 sin θ − 4 cos θ

  5. r = 3sin θ + 2 cos θ

  6. r = 12(sin θ − 1)

  7. r = 2 sin(θ2)

  8. r = 1 − cos 2θ

In Exercises 4548, find the polar equation of each of the given rectangular equations.

  1. y = 2x

  2. 2xy = 1

  3. x2 + xy + y2 = 2

  4. x2 + (y + 3)2 = 16

In Exercises 4952, find the rectangular equation of each of the given polar equations.

  1. r = 2 sin 2θ

  2. r2 = 9 sin θ

  3. r = 42 − cos θ

  4. r cos θ = 4 tan θ

In Exercises 5358, determine the number of real solutions of the given systems of equations by sketching the indicated curves. (See Section 14.1.)

  1. x2 + y2 = 94x2 + y2 = 16

  2. y = exx2 − y2 = 1

  3. x2 + y2 − 4y − 5 = 0y2 − 4x2 − 4 = 0

  4. x2 − 4y2 + 2x − 3 = 0y2 − 4x − 4 = 0

  5. y = 2 sin xy = 2 − x2

  6. y = 4 ln xxy = 6

In Exercises 5968, view the curves of the given equations on a calculator.

  1. x2 + 3y + 2 − (1 + x)2 = 0

  2. y2 = 4x + 6

  3. 2x2 + 2y2 + 4y − 3 = 0

  4. 2x2 + (y − 3)2 − 5 = 0

  5. x2 − 4y2 + 4x + 24y − 48 = 0

  6. x2 + 2xy + y2 − 3x + 8y = 0

  7. r = 3 cos(3θ / 2)

  8. r = 5 − 2 sin 4θ

  9. r = 2 − 3 csc θ

  10. r = 2 sin(cos 3θ)

In Exercises 6974, find the equation of the locus of a point P(x, y) that moves as stated.

  1. Always 4 units from (3 ,  − 4)

  2. Passes through (7 ,  − 5) with a constant slope of  − 2

  3. The sum of its distances from (1 ,  − 3) and (7 ,  − 3) is 8.

  4. The difference of its distances from (3 ,  − 1) and (3 ,  − 7) is 4.

  5. Its distance from y = 6 always equals its distance to (0 ,  − 6) . 

  6. A standard form conic that passes through ( − 3 ,  0) and (0, 4).

In Exercises 75120, solve the given problems.

  1. Considering Eq. (21.30) of an ellipse, describe the graph if a = b . 

  2. Show that the ellipse x2 + 9y2 = 9 has the same foci as the hyperbola x2 − y2 = 4.

  3. The points ( − 2 ,  − 5) , (3 ,  − 3) ,  and (13, x) are collinear. Find x.

  4. For the polar coordinate point ( − 5 ,  π / 4) ,  find another set of polar coordinates such that r < 0 and  − 2π < θ < 0.

  5. Find the distance between the polar coordinate points (3 ,  π / 6) and (6 ,  − π / 3) . 

  6. Show that the parametric equations y = cot θ and x = csc θ define a hyperbola.

  7. In two ways, show that the line segments joining ( − 3 ,  11) , (2 ,  − 1) ,  and (14, 4) form a right triangle.

  8. Find the equation of the circle that passes through (3 ,  − 2) , ( − 1 ,  − 4) ,  and (2 ,  − 5) . 

  9. What type of curve is represented by (x + jy)2 + (x − jy)2 = 2 ? (j =  − 1)

  10. For the ellipse in Fig. 21.120, show that the product of the slopes PA and PB is  − b2 / a2 . 

    A horizontal ellipse centered at (0, 0).

    Fig. 21.120

  11. Find the area of the square that can be inscribed in the ellipse 7x2 + 2y2 = 18.

  12. Using a graphing calculator, determine the number of points of intersection of the polar curves r = 4| cos 2θ|  and r = 6 sin[ cos(cos 3θ)]  . 

  13. By means of the definition of a parabola, find the equation of the parabola with focus at (3, 1) and directrix the line y =  − 3. Find the same equation by the method of translation of axes.

  14. For what value(s) of k does x2 − ky2 = 1 represent an ellipse with vertices on the y-axis?

  15. The total resistance RT of two resistances in series in an electric circuit is the sum of the resistances. If a variable resistor R is in series with a 2.5-Ω resistor, express RT as a function of R and sketch the graph.

  16. The acceleration of an object is defined as the change in velocity v divided by the corresponding change in time t. Find the equation relating the velocity v and time t for an object for which the acceleration is 20 ft / s2 and v = 5.0 ft / s when t = 0 s . 

  17. The velocity v of a crate sliding down a ramp is given by v = v0 + at ,  where v0 is the initial velocity, a is the acceleration, and t is the time. If v0 = 5.75 ft / s and v = 18.5 ft / s when t = 5.50 s ,  find v as a function of t. Sketch the graph.

  18. An airplane touches down when landing at 100 mi/h. Its velocity v while coming to a stop is given by v = 100 − 20 ,  000t ,  where t is the time in hours. Sketch the graph of v vs. t.

  19. It takes 2.010 kJ of heat to raise the temperature of 1.000 kg of steam by 1.000°C. In a steam generator, a total of y kJ is used to raise the temperature of 50.00 kg of steam from 100°C to T°C. Express y as a function of T and sketch the graph.

  20. The temperature in a certain region is 27°C, and at an altitude of 2500 m above the region it is 12°C. If the equation relating the temperature T and the altitude h is linear, find the equation.

  21. An elliptical tabletop is 4.0 m long and has a 3.0 m by 2.0 m rectangular design inscribed in it lengthwise. See Fig. 21.121. What is the area of the tabletop? (The area of an ellipse is A = πab . )

    An elliptical table with length 4.0 meters has an inscribed rectangle with length 3.0 meters and width 2.0 meters.

    Fig. 21.121

  22. An elliptical hot tub is twice as long as it is wide. If its length is 3.6 m, find the distance across the shorter span of the hot tub 1.0 m from the center. See Fig. 21.122.

    An elliptical hot tub has vertical length 3.6 meters. The horizontal length across the tub at 1.0 meters from the center has an unknown length.

    Fig. 21.122

  23. The radar gun on a police helicopter 490 ft above a multilane highway is directed vertically down onto the highway. If the radar gun signal is cone-shaped with a vertex angle of 14°, what area of the highway is covered by the signal?

  24. A circular wind turbine with a diameter of 90 m is attached to the top of a 110-m pole. Find the equation of the circle traced by the tips of the blades if the origin is at the bottom of the pole.

  25. The arch of a small bridge across a stream is parabolic. If, at water level, the span of the arch is 80 ft and the maximum height above water level is 20 ft, what is the equation that represents the arch? Choose the most convenient point for the origin of the coordinate system.

  26. A laser source is 2.00 cm from a spherical surface of radius 3.00 cm, and the laser beam is tangent to the surface. By placing the center of the sphere at the origin, and the source on the positive x-axis, find the equation of the line along which the beam shown in Fig. 21.123 is directed.

    A circle with radius 3.00 centimeters and a laser. The laser source is 2.00 centimeters from the circle, and it fires a beam which is tangent to the circle.

    Fig. 21.123

  27. A motorcycle cost $12,000 when new and then depreciated linearly $1250/year for four years. It then further depreciated linearly $1000/year until it had no resale value. Write the equation for the motorcycle’s value V as a function of t and sketch the graph of V = f(t) . 

  28. The temperature of ocean water does not change with depth very much for about 300 m, and then as depth increases to about 1000 m, it decreases rapidly. Below 1000 m the temperature decreases very slowly with depth. A typical middle latitude approximation would be T = 22 ° C for the first 300 m of depth, then T decreases to 5°C at 1000 m, and then to 2°C at a depth of 5000 m. Graph T as a function of the depth d, assuming linear changes.

  29. The top horizontal cross section of a dam is parabolic. The open area within this cross section is 80 ft across and 50 ft from front to back. Find the equation of the edge of the open area with the vertex at the origin of the coordinate system and the axis along the x-axis.

  30. The quality factor Q of a series resonant electric circuit with resistance R, inductance L, and capacitance C is given by Q = 1R LC .  Sketch the graph of Q and L for a circuit in which R = 1000Ω and C = 4.00 μF . 

  31. At very low temperatures, certain metals have an electric resistance of zero. This phenomenon is called superconductivity. A magnetic field also affects the superconductivity. A certain level of magnetic field HT ,  the threshold field, is related to the thermodynamic temperature T by HT / H0 = 1 − (T / T0)2 ,  where H0 and T0 are specifically defined values of magnetic field and temperature. Sketch the graph of HT / H0 vs. T / T0 . 

  32. A rectangular parking lot is to have a perimeter of 600 m. Express the area A in terms of the width w and sketch the graph.

  33. The electric power P (in W) supplied by a battery is given by P = 12.0i − 0.500i2 ,  where i is the current (in A). Sketch the graph of P vs. i.

  34. The Colosseum in Rome is in the shape of an ellipse 188 m long and 156 m wide. Find the area of the Colosseum. (A = πab for an ellipse.)

  35. A specialty electronics company makes an ultrasonic device to repel animals. It emits a 20–25 kHz sound (above those heard by people), which is unpleasant to animals. The sound covers an elliptical area starting at the device, with the longest dimension extending 120 ft from the device and the focus of the area 15 ft from the device. Find the area covered by the signal. (A = πab)

  36. A study indicated that the fraction f of cells destroyed by various dosages d of X-rays is given by the graph in Fig. 21.124. Assuming that the curve is a quarter-ellipse, find the equation relating f and d for 0 ≤ f ≤ 1 and 0 < d ≤ 10 units . 

    A plane that is f versus d. A curve begins at (0, 0), rising with decreasing steepness to (10, 1).

    Fig. 21.124

  37. A machine-part designer wishes to make a model for an elliptical cam by placing two pins in a design board, putting a loop of string over the pins, and marking off the outline by keeping the string taut. (Note that the definition of the ellipse is being used.) If the cam is to measure 10 cm by 6 cm, how long should the loop of string be and how far apart should the pins be?

  38. Soon after reaching the vicinity of the moon, Apollo 11 (the first spacecraft to land a man on the moon) went into an elliptical lunar orbit. The closest the craft was to the moon in this orbit was 70 mi, and the farthest it was from the moon was 190 mi. What was the equation of the path if the center of the moon was at one of the foci of the ellipse? Assume that the major axis is along the x-axis and that the center of the ellipse is at the origin. The radius of the moon is 1080 mi.

  39. The vertical cross section of the cooling tower of a nuclear power plant is hyperbolic, as shown in Fig. 21.125. Find the radius r of the smallest circular horizontal cross section.

    A nuclear plant cooling tower diagram.

    Fig. 21.125

  40. Tremors from an earthquake are recorded at the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) 36 s before they are recorded at Stanford University (Palo Alto, California). If the seismographs are 510 km apart and the shock waves from the tremors travel at 5.0 km/s, what is the curve on which lies the point where the earthquake occurred?

  41. An electronic instrument located at point P records the sound of a rifle shot and the impact of the bullet striking the target at the same instant. Show that P lies on a branch of a hyperbola.

  42. A 60-ft rope passes over a pulley 10 ft above the ground, and a crate on the ground is attached at one end. The other end of the rope is held at a level of 4 ft above the ground and is drawn away from the pulley. Express the height of the crate over the ground in terms of the distance the person is from directly below the crate. Sketch the graph of distance and height. See Fig. 21.126. (Neglect the thickness of the crate.)

    A pulley diagram.

    Fig. 21.126

  43. A satellite at an altitude proper to make one revolution per day around the center of Earth will have for an excellent approximation of its projection on Earth of its path the curve r2 = R2 cos 2(θ + π2) ,  where R is the radius of Earth. Sketch the path of the projection.

  44. The vertical cross sections of two pipes as drawn on a drawing board are shown in Fig. 21.127. Find the polar equation of each.

    Two tangent circles with symmetry about the x-axis meet at the origin. One circle has diameter 2.40 centimeters, and the other has diameter 3.80 centimeters.

    Fig. 21.127

  45. The path of a certain plane is r = 200(sec θ + tan θ) − 5 / cos θ ,  0 < θ < π / 2. Sketch the path and check it on a calculator.

  46. The sound produced by a jet engine was measured at a distance of 100 m in all directions. The loudness of the sound d (in decibels) was found to be d = 115 + 10 cos θ ,  where the 0° line for the angle θ is directed in front of the engine. Sketch the graph of d vs. θ in polar coordinates (use d as r).

  47.  Under a force that varies inversely as the square of the distance from an attracting object (such as the sun exerts on Earth), it can be shown that the equation of the path an object follows is given in general by

    1r = a + b cos θ

    where a and b are constants for a particular path. First, transform this equation into rectangular coordinates. Then write one or two paragraphs explaining why this equation represents one of the conic sections, depending on the values of a and b. It is through this kind of analysis that we know the paths of the planets and comets are conic sections.

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