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Calculus 2

Given a parametric function with a single input TT and a vector output defined as: x=Tcos(T)x = T \cdot \cos(T) and y=Tsin(T)y = T \cdot \sin(T), evaluate the function at different points and trace the curve it forms.

Show that a parametric function tracing a curve can be re-parameterized to alter the rate at which the curve is traced without changing its shape.

Find the slope of the tangent line to a parameterized curve given functions x(t)x(t) and y(t)y(t).

Find the second derivative of a parameterized curve given functions x(t)x(t) and y(t)y(t).

Find the area under the curve of a parametric function where x = t^2, y = 4t^2 - t^4, and t is bounded between 0 and 2.

Parametrize the parabola Y=X2Y = X^2 that lies in the plane Z=1Z = 1 from the starting point where X=1X = -1 to the ending point where X=2X = 2 using R(T)=(T,T2,1)R(T) = (T, T^2, 1) for T[1,2]T \in [-1, 2].

Parametrize the curve of intersection of surfaces Z=X3Z=X^3 and Y=X2Y=X^2 from the origin to the point (2,4,8)(2,4,8) using X=TX=T, Y=T2Y=T^2, Z=T3Z=T^3 for T[0,2]T\in [0,2].

Parametrize the intersection of the cylinder X2+Y2=4X^2 + Y^2 = 4 and the plane 2X+3Y+5Z=102X + 3Y + 5Z = 10 using polar coordinates for X and Y, and solving for Z. Use R(T)=(2cos(T),2sin(T),245cos(T)65sin(T))R(T) = (2\cos(T), 2\sin(T), 2 - \frac{4}{5}\cos(T) - \frac{6}{5}\sin(T)) for T in [0,2π][0, 2\pi].

Parametrize the curve y=2x2+1y = 2x^2 + 1 by letting x=tx = t, and then find the parameterization when x=2tx = 2t and x=t+3x = t + 3, and discuss the practical differences between these parameterizations.

Graph the polar equation r=2cos(θ)r = 2 \cos(\theta), and verify by converting to rectangular form.

Graph the equation where r=acos(2θ)r = a \cos(2\theta).

Find the equation of the tangent line for the polar equation r=2+3cos(θ)r = 2 + 3\cos(\theta) when θ=π2\theta = \frac{\pi}{2}.

Write the equation of the tangent line for the polar equation r=32sin(θ)r = 3 - 2\sin(\theta) when θ=π\theta = \pi.

Evaluate the double integral 02π2π2er2rdrdθ\displaystyle \int_{0}^{2} \int_{-\frac{\pi}{2}}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} e^{-r^2} r \, dr \, d\theta by converting it to polar coordinates in the region bounded by x=4y2x = \sqrt{4 - y^2} and the y-axis.

Solve for y given dydx=x2y2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{x^2}{y^2}.

Solve for yy given dydx=6x22y+cos(y)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{6x^2}{2y + \cos(y)}.

dy/dx = xeyy. Given the initial condition y(0)=0y(0) = 0, solve for yy.

Solve the separable differential equation dYdX=XYeX2\frac{dY}{dX} = -\frac{X}{Y}e^{X^2} given the initial condition that the solution must pass through the point (0,1).

Solve the differential equation: dydx=x+xy2\frac{dy}{dx} = x + x y^2 with the initial condition y(0)=1y(0) = -1.