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Illustration Polar MCQ Final

The document contains multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to polar graphs, including cardioids, rose curves, lemniscates, ellipses, and circles. Each question provides a graph description and asks for identification of equations or properties associated with the respective polar curves. The document serves as an illustration-based assessment tool for AP Precalculus students.

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Illustration Polar MCQ Final

The document contains multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to polar graphs, including cardioids, rose curves, lemniscates, ellipses, and circles. Each question provides a graph description and asks for identification of equations or properties associated with the respective polar curves. The document serves as an illustration-based assessment tool for AP Precalculus students.

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Illustration-Based AP Precalculus Polar MCQs

1. The graph shown is a cardioid. Identify its equation.


(A) r = 1 + cos(theta) (B) r = 2 + 2cos(theta) (C) r = 3cos(theta) (D) r = 1 - cos(theta)

Graph Description: This is a cardioid, a special type of limaçon where the inner loop disappears. It is symmetric about
the x-axis.

2. What is the area enclosed by the cardioid?


(A) 2pi (B) 3pi (C) 5pi (D) 6pi
Graph Description: The area enclosed by a cardioid can be found using the formula A = (1/2) * integral of r^2 dtheta.

3. The graph shown represents a rose curve. How many petals does this rose curve have?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Graph Description: Rose curves take the form r = a*sin(n*theta) or r = a*cos(n*theta). If n is odd, the number of petals is
n. If even, it has 2n petals.

4. Identify the correct polar equation for the given rose curve.
(A) r = 2cos(3theta) (B) r = 3sin(2theta) (C) r = 4sin(3theta) (D) r = 3cos(2theta)
Graph Description: This graph represents a rose curve, a sinusoidal polar graph that exhibits symmetry and multiple
petals.

5. The graph shown is a lemniscate. What type of symmetry does it exhibit?


(A) Pole symmetry (B) x-axis symmetry (C) y-axis symmetry (D) No symmetry
Graph Description: Lemniscates are symmetric about the pole and typically take the form r^2 = a^2 cos(2theta) or r^2 =
a^2 sin(2theta).

6. Identify the equation that best represents the lemniscate shown.


(A) r^2 = 4cos(2theta) (B) r^2 = 4sin(2theta) (C) r = 2cos(theta) (D) r^2 = 2sin(2theta)
Graph Description: Lemniscates resemble figure-eight shapes and are given by squared polar equations with
cos(2theta) or sin(2theta).

7. The graph below is an ellipse in polar form. What is the eccentricity of this ellipse?
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.8 (D) 1.2
Graph Description: Ellipses in polar form typically have the equation r = ed / (1 ± e cos(theta)), where e is the
eccentricity. For an ellipse, 0 < e < 1.

8. Which of the following equations represents the given ellipse in polar form?
(A) r = 3 / (1 - 0.6cos(theta)) (B) r = 4 / (1 - 0.8sin(theta)) (C) r = 2 / (1 + 0.5cos(theta)) (D) r = 5 / (1
+ 0.3sin(theta))
Graph Description: This ellipse is defined in polar form based on its eccentricity and the directrix.

9. The following graph represents a circle. Which equation correctly describes it?
(A) r = 3 (B) r = 4cos(theta) (C) r = 4sin(theta) (D) r = sqrt(16 - x^2)
Graph Description: Circles in polar form are often expressed as r = constant or r = a*cos(theta) for a shifted circle.

10. If the radius of the circle is doubled, which of the following would be the correct equation?
(A) r = 6 (B) r = 8cos(theta) (C) r = 2sin(theta) (D) r = sqrt(32 - x^2)
Graph Description: A circle in polar form can be transformed by adjusting its radius in the equation r = a.

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