Polar coordinates in R2 ---
Q 1. Find the polar coordinates of the following points, having their Cartesian coordinates in R2.
a) (√3, 1) b) (√3, 1)
c) (1,1) d) (−1, −√3)
e) (1, −√3) f) (3, 4)
g) (2, 2)
Q 2. Find the Cartesian coordinates of the following points, having their polar coordinates in R2.
𝜋 b) (1,0)
a) (−√2, − ) 4
𝜋 𝜋
c) (√3, − 6 ) d) (0, 2 )
𝜋 𝜋
e) (−√3, 3 ) f) (√2, 4 )
𝜋 𝜋
g) (2, 6 ) h) (2, − 3 )
Q 3. Transform the Cartesian equation into polar equations.
a) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥
b) 𝑦 2 = 16𝑥
c) 𝑥 2 + (𝑦 − 2)2 = 4
d) (𝑥 − 5)2 + 𝑦 2 = 25
e) 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 1
Q 4. Transform the polar equation into Cartesian equations.
𝜋
a) 𝑟 cos (𝜃 − 2) = 5
b) 𝑟 sin 2𝜃 = 2
c) 𝑟 = 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃
d) 5𝑟 = sin 𝜃
𝜋
e) 𝑟 = cos(𝜃 − 4)
Q 5. Find the polar equation of the circle having following centers and radii--
a) (3,0), 3
𝜋
b) (2, 2 ) , 2
𝜋
c) (−1, 2) , 1
Q 6. Find polar (and Cartesian) equation for a line passing through given points--
𝜋 𝜋
a) 𝐴 (1, ) , 𝐵(2, )
4 2
𝜋
b) 𝐴(1, 𝜋), (1, 2)
Q 7. Find polar (and Cartesian) equation for a line passing through given point--
3π
a) p0 (2, 4
)
4π
b) p0 (3, )
3
π
c) p0 (4, − 4 )
Q 8. Find Cartesian equation for given line--
3π
a) r cos (θ + )=1
4
π
b) r cos (θ + 3
)=2
Q 9. Find polar equation for given line--
a) x = −4
b) √3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1
Polar coordinates in R3 ---
Q 10. Find the spherical coordinates of the following points, having their Cartesian coordinates
in R3.
a) (0,1,0) b) (0,1,1) c) (√2, 0,1)
Q 11. Find the Cartesian coordinates of the following points, having their spherical coordinates
in R3.
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) (1, 2 , 4 ) b) (1, 2 , 2 ) c) (2, 6 , 4 )
Q 12. Find spherical coordinates for the given Cartesian equation--
a) z = √𝑥 2 + y 2
b) 3𝑥 2 + 3y 2 − 7z 2 = 0
Q 13. Find Cartesian equation for the given spherical coordinates—
π π π π
a) ∅ = 4 b) θ = 4 c) θ = 6 d) ∅ = 2
Spheres in R3
1. Find the equation of the sphere having the center (3, -2, 2) and radius 6?
2. Find the equation of the sphere which has the line joining the points (2, 7, 5) and
(8, -5, 1) as diameter.
3. Find the center and radius of the circle given by 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 − 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 −
6𝑧 − 2 = 0
4. Prove that the two spheres 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 + 4y – 4z = 0 and 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 +
10x + 2z + 10 = 0 touch each other.
5. Prove that the two spheres𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 + 6y + 2z + 8 = 0 and 𝑥 2 +
𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 + 6x + 8y + 4z + 20 = 0 intersect each other orthogonally.