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Q&A Find limits of integration in polar coordinates

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by MissMulan‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by r~~‭

#2: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2021-08-24T15:41:41Z (about 3 years ago)
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Find limits of integration in polar coordinates
  • Suppose we have this graph and we want to find the area between the 2 curves:
  • ![hi](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/xum62GPERZqYiqMuiVmgLAq1).
  • We can calculate the are using a double integral:
  • ![hi](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/axR3bn8H6att46y116XAXeUT)
  • ![hi](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/yk94caT3ihKQs4P9nCVwGWhb)
  • In polar coordinates the equation of the curves take this form:
  • ![a](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/odkFguKn7CnqsyLG3QMDFBvY)
  • and
  • ![a](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/u7BqhyH2viMsy5AZHBoquKEC)
  • How do I find the limits of integration of the angle theta?
  • Suppose we have this graph and we want to find the area between the 2 curves:
  • ![hi](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/xum62GPERZqYiqMuiVmgLAq1).
  • We can calculate the are using a double integral:
  • ![graph](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/axR3bn8H6att46y116XAXeUT)
  • ![equation](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/yk94caT3ihKQs4P9nCVwGWhb)
  • In polar coordinates the equation of the curves take this form:
  • ![equation](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/odkFguKn7CnqsyLG3QMDFBvY)
  • and
  • ![equation](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/u7BqhyH2viMsy5AZHBoquKEC)
  • How do I find the limits of integration of the angle theta?
#1: Initial revision by user avatar MissMulan‭ · 2021-08-24T13:36:10Z (about 3 years ago)
Find limits of integration in polar coordinates
Suppose we have this graph and we want to find the area between the 2 curves:

![hi](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/xum62GPERZqYiqMuiVmgLAq1).

We can calculate the are using a double integral:

![hi](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/axR3bn8H6att46y116XAXeUT)

![hi](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/yk94caT3ihKQs4P9nCVwGWhb)

In polar coordinates the equation of the curves take this form:

![a](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/odkFguKn7CnqsyLG3QMDFBvY)

and 

![a](https://math.codidact.com/uploads/u7BqhyH2viMsy5AZHBoquKEC)

How do I find the limits of integration of the angle theta?