Polar Coordinates
Parametric Equations
Arc Length, Integrals, and Concavity
Math Trivia
Miscellaneous
100

The variables used in polar coordinates.

What are r and theta?

100

Slope, for a parametric equation.

What is (dy/dt)/(dx/dt)?

100

The formula for integrating parametric equations.

What is integral(y*dx)?

Fun little note: dx=x'(t)dt or speed*time

100

The only even prime number.

What is 2?

100

The polar equivalent of x^2+y^2

What is r^2?

200

Equation to convert x to polar coordinates.

What is x=rcos(theta)?

200

How to find a horizontal tangent

What is setting the slope equal to zero?

200

The parametric formula for arc length.

What is the integral of sqrt((dx/dt)^2 + (dy/dt)^2)dt?

200

Place of origin of Arabic numerals

Where is India?

200

The date of Calc 3 midterm 2.

What is February 25, 2022?

300

Polar equation of a circle with radius 3.

What is r=3?

300

You find a horizontal tangent at t=a. However, when t=a, the slope = 0/0. This is what you should do next.

What is take the limit of the slope as t approaches a?

300

The expression of parametric concavity.

What is (dm/dt)/(dx/dt)?

Note: m=slope

300

The two people who discovered calculus.

Who are Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz?

300

At what point does 

x=2t^2+3

y=t^4

have a horizontal tangent line?

What is (3,0)?
400

Write the equation 4y^2=x in polar coordinates.

What is r=cos(theta)/(4(sintheta)^2)

also: 4r^2(sin(theta))^2=rcos(theta)

also: r=1/4*cot(theta)*csc(theta)

400

Find the slope of x=-sqrt(t+1) and y=sqrt(3t)

What is dy/dx=-(3sqrt(t+1))/sqrt(3t)?
400

The concavity of 

x=2t^2+3

y=t^4

at t=1.

What is 1/4?

400

Today's date in Roman numerals.

(mm/dd/yyyy)

What is II/VIII/MMXXII?

400

Plot (-5, -pi/2) in polar coordinates.

What is (0, 5) in Cartesian coordinates?

500

Find the Cartesian equation of the curve theta=2pi/3

What is y=-(sqrt3)*x

500

At what point does 

x=t-t^2

y=1+e^-t

have a vertical tangent line?

What is (0.5-0.5^2, 1+e^-0.5)?

500

Find the length of the arc defined by x=t^3 and y=(3t^2)/2 from 0 to root 3

What is 7?

500

Euler's first name.

What is Leonhard?

500

Find the area enclosed by the upper half of the ellipse x=3cost y=2sint

Hints: t is between 0 and pi

1-2(sinx)^2=cos(2x)

What is 3pi?