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POLAR COORDINATES

PREVIOUS EAMCET BITS

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1. The eccentricity of the conic = 2 + 3cos θ + 4sin θ is [EAMCET 2009]
r

1 3 5
1) 2) 1 3) 4)
2 2 2

Ans: 4

5 5 5
Sol. = 1 + cos ( θ + α ) ⇒ e =
2r 2 2

2. The radius of the circle with the polar equation r 2 − 8r ( )

3 cos θ + sin θ + 15 = 0 is [EAMCET 2008]

1) 8 2) 7 3) 6 4) 5

Ans: 2

Sol. Given equation r 2 − 8r ( )

3 cos θ + sin θ + 15 = 0

⎛ 3 1 ⎞
⇒ r 2 − 2r ( 8 ) ⎜⎜ cos θ + sin θ ⎟⎟ = −15
⎝ 2 2 ⎠

∴ a 2 − c 2 = −15 ⇒ a 2 − 64 = −15 ⇒ a 2 = 49 ⇒ a = 7

3. The area (in square units) of the triangle formed by the points with polar coordinates (1, 0),
(2, π/3) and (3, 2π/3) [EAMCET 2007]
11 3 5 3 5 11
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 4 4 4
Ans: 2
1 5 3
Sol.
2
∑ r r sin ( θ
1 2 1 − θ2 ) =
4

⎛ π⎞
4. The polar equation of the circle with centre ⎜ 2, ⎟ and radius 3 units is [EAMCET 2006]
⎝ 2⎠

1) r 2 + 4r cos θ = 5 2) r 2 + 4r sin θ = 5 3) r 2 − 4r sin θ = 5 4) r 2 − 4rco s θ = 5

Ans: 3

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Polar Coordinates
Sol. Polar equation of circle with centre( c, α) and r is r 2 + c 2 − 2rc cos ( θ − α ) = a 2

⎛ π⎞
c ⎜ 2, ⎟ , a = 3
⎝ 2⎠

⎛ π⎞
r 2 + 4 − 4r cos ⎜ θ − ⎟ = 9
⎝ 2⎠

r 2 − 4r sin θ = 5

5. The cartesian form of the polar equation θ = tan −1 2 is [EAMCET 2005]

1) x = 2y 2) y = 2x 3) x = 4y 4) y = 4x

Ans: 2

y
Sol. θ = tan −1 2 ⇒ tan θ = 2 ⇒ = 2 ⇒ y = 2x
x

6. Which of the following equations gives a circle? [EAMCET 2005]

1) r = 2sinθ 2) r 2 cos 2θ = 1 (
3) r ( 4 cos θ + 5sin θ ) = 3 4) 5 = r 1 + 2 cos θ )
Ans: 1

Sol. r 2 = 2r sin θ

x 2 + y 2 = 2y which is a circle equation.

1
7. The polar equation cos θ + 7 sin θ = represents a [EAMCET 2004]
r

1) Circle 2) Parabola 3) Straight line 4) Hyperbola

Ans: 3

Sol. ----

8. The centre of the circle r 2 − 4r ( cos θ + sin θ ) − 4 = 0 in cartesian coordinates is [EAMCET 2004]

1) (1, 1) 2) (–1, –1) 3) (2, 2) 4) (–2, –2)

Ans: 3

Sol. Cartesian equation of the circle is x 2 + y 2 − 4x − 4y − 4 = 0

∴ Centre = (2, 2)

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Polar Coordinates
9. The radius of the circle r = 3 sin θ + cos θ is [EAMCET 2004]

1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4

Ans: 1

3 1
Sol. radius = + =1
4 4

⎛ π⎞ 4
10. The line passing through ⎜ −1, ⎟ and perpendicular to 3 sin θ + 2 cos θ = is [EAMCET 2003]
⎝ 2⎠ r

1) 2 = 3r cos θ − 2r sin θ 2) 5 = −2 3r cos θ + 4r sin θ

3) 2 = 3r cos θ + 2r sin θ 4) 5 = 2 3r sin θ + 4rcosθ

Ans: 1

⎛ π⎞ 4
Sol. equation of the line passing through ⎜ −1, ⎟ and ⊥ er to 3 sin θ + 2 cos θ = is
⎝ 2⎠ r

K
3 cos θ − 2sin θ =
r

⎛ π⎞ k
It passes through ⎜ −1, ⎟ ⇒ 0 − 2 = ⇒k=2
⎝ 2⎠ −1

2
∴ 3 cos θ − 2sin θ =
r

1 1 3
11. The equation = + cos θ represents [EAMCET 2002]
r 8 8

1) A parabola 2) An ellipse 3) A hyperbola 4) A rectangular hyperbola

Ans: 3

A 8
Sol. = 1 + e cos θ ⇒ = 1 + 3cos θ
r r

e = 3 > 1 represents Hyperbola.

A θ
12. The equation of curve in polar coordinates is = 2sin 2 . Then it represents: [EAMCET 2001]
r r

1) A straight line 2) A circle 3) A parabola 4) An ellipse

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Polar Coordinates
Ans: 3

A
Sol. = 1 − cos θ ⇒ e = 1
r

13. The radius of the circle r 2 − 2 2r ( cos θ + sin θ ) − 5 = 0 is [EAMCET 2000]

1) 9 2) 5 3) 3 4) 2

Ans: 3

⎛ π⎞
Sol. r 2 − 4r cos ⎜ θ − ⎟ = 5 ⇒ c = 2;a 2 − c 2 = 5 ⇒ a = 3
⎝ 4⎠

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