AP Calculus BC Name:_______________________

REVIEW S16 – Parametrics, Vectors, and Polar

1. If a particle moves in the xy − plane so that at time t > 0 its position is given by
⎛ π 2⎞ π
⎜ sin(3t − ),3t ⎟ , then at time t = , the velocity vector is:
⎝ 2 ⎠ 2

2. (Calc ok) Two particles move along the x-axis and their positions at time 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π are
t −3
given by x1 = cos t and x2 = e − 0.75 . For how many values of t do the two
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particles have the same velocity?

3. An xy equation of the curve with parametric equations x(t ) = 2t and y(t ) = 4t 2 + 2 is:

4. Find y = f (t ) for the line passing through the points (2,1) and (-2,3) if x = t + 1 .

1 1 1
a) y = t b) y = t c) y = − t −
2 2 2

−1 3
d) y = t+ e) None of these
2 2

dy
5. Find for the curve given by x = t 2 and y = t − 1
dx
6. Find the equation of the tangent line for the curve given by x = 2t and y = t 2 + 5 at the
point where t = 1.

d2y
7. Find for the curve given by x = 2 cos θ and y = sin θ
dx 2

8. Find the arc length of the curve given by x = t 2 and y = 2t 2 + 1, 1 < t < 3 .

⎛ π⎞
9. Find the corresponding rectangular coordinates for the polar point ⎜ 4, − ⎟
⎝ 6⎠

10. Convert the rectangular equation x 2 + y 2 = 4 to polar form.

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11. Convert the polar equation r = to rectangular form
2sin θ − 3cos θ
12. Find the values of θ at which there are horizontal tangent lines on the graph of
r = 1 + cos θ .

13. Find the values of θ , 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π where the graphs of r 2 = cos θ and r = cos θ intersect.

( )
14. A particle moves in the xy-plane so that at any time t > 0, its position is eln(t ) , t 2 . Find the
velocity vector when t = 18.

dx
15. Find t such that the curve has a vertical tangent given that = 2t − 1.
dt

16. Convert ( 3, π ) from polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates.

17. Convert x 2 + y 2 − 2 x = 0 to polar form.

#18 – 20 Graph the polar equation. Give the values of theta such that the curve is traced exactly
once. You may want further practice with more than just the three equations given here.
18. r = 2

19. r = 4 cos(2θ )

20. r = 2sin(θ )

dy
21. Find for r = 3 + 2 cos(θ ) .
dx
22. Write an integral expression for the area of the region inside the polar curve r = 2 and
−π π
outside the polar curve r = 2cos(θ ) for ≤ θ ≤ . Then evaluate the integral (calc ok).
2 2

23. (Calc ok) Find the length of the curve and the surface area from rotating the curve
about the x-axis over the given interval:
1 π
y = 3sin( x) − on ≤ x ≤ 2π
x 4

24. Find the surface area of revolution about the x-axis of the curve given by x = t 2 and
y = 2t 2 + 1, 1 < t < 2 .
AP calculus BC FRQ #1 from 2004 Form B (calculator ok)
A particle moving along a curve in the plane has position ( x(t ), y(t ) ) at time t, where
dx dy
= t 4 + 9 and = 2et + 5e−t
dt dt
for all real values of t. At time t = 0, the particle is at the point (4,1).

(a) Find the speed of the particle and its acceleration vector at time t = 0.

(b) Find an equation of the line tangent to the path of the particle at time t = 0.

(c) Find the total distance traveled by the particle over the time interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 3 .

(d) Find the x-coordinate of the position of the particle at time t = 3.