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Worksheet for plotting polar coordinates with four exercises.

Worksheet titled "Plotting polar coordinates" with four problems involving polar coordinate graphs and points.

Worksheet titled "Plotting polar coordinates" with four problems involving polar coordinate graphs and points.

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1. Give the polar coordinate of the point with $r > 0$.
* Find $r$ (radius): Look at the concentric circles. The red dot is on the first circle out from the center. So, $r = 1$.
* Find $\theta$ (angle): The angle lines are spaced out by $\frac{\pi}{6}$ (30 degrees). The positive y-axis is $\frac{\pi}{2}$. The line just before it (clockwise) is $\frac{\pi}{3}$. The line before that is $\frac{\pi}{6}$. The red dot is on the negative y-axis, which corresponds to the angle $\frac{3\pi}{2}$.
* Coordinate: $(1, \frac{3\pi}{2})$

2. Give the polar coordinate of the point with $r > 0$.
* Find $r$ (radius): Count the rings from the center. The dot is on the 5th ring. So, $r = 5$.
* Find $\theta$ (angle): The point is in the second quadrant (top-left). The vertical axis is $\frac{\pi}{2}$ and the horizontal axis is $\pi$. There are two grid lines between them, dividing that 90-degree section into three parts. Each part is $\frac{\pi}{6}$.
* Start at $\frac{\pi}{2}$ and add $\frac{\pi}{6}$: $\frac{3\pi}{6} + \frac{\pi}{6} = \frac{4\pi}{6} = \frac{2\pi}{3}$.
* Add another $\frac{\pi}{6}$: $\frac{4\pi}{6} + \frac{\pi}{6} = \frac{5\pi}{6}$.
* The dot lies on this second line. So, $\theta = \frac{5\pi}{6}$.
* Coordinate: $(5, \frac{5\pi}{6})$

3. Give the polar coordinate of the point with $r > 0$.
* Find $r$ (radius): Count the rings from the center. The dot is on the 4th ring. So, $r = 4$.
* Find $\theta$ (angle): The point is in the first quadrant (top-right). It lies on the grid line exactly halfway between the x-axis ($0$) and the y-axis ($\frac{\pi}{2}$).
* Half of $\frac{\pi}{2}$ is $\frac{\pi}{4}$.
* Coordinate: $(4, \frac{\pi}{4})$

4. Identify the correct polar point.
* Analyze the graph:
* Radius ($r$): The red dot is on the 5th ring. This means the magnitude of the radius is 5.
* Angle ($\theta$): The dot is in the second quadrant. As calculated in Problem 2, this angle is $\frac{5\pi}{6}$.
* So, a standard positive representation is $(5, \frac{5\pi}{6})$. However, looking at the options, they all involve negative numbers or different angles. We need to find an equivalent coordinate.
* Check the options:
* Recall that a point $(-r, \theta)$ is the same as $(r, \theta + \pi)$. Essentially, if you have a negative radius, you go in the opposite direction through the origin.
* Let's test the option $(-5, \frac{11\pi}{6})$.
* Angle $\frac{11\pi}{6}$ is in the 4th quadrant (just above the positive x-axis).
* A negative radius of $-5$ means we go backwards through the origin, into the opposite quadrant (2nd quadrant).
* Does this match our point? Yes. The point is in the 2nd quadrant at distance 5.
* Let's double-check the math:
* Point $(-5, \frac{11\pi}{6})$ is equivalent to $(5, \frac{11\pi}{6} - \pi)$.
* $\frac{11\pi}{6} - \frac{6\pi}{6} = \frac{5\pi}{6}$.
* This matches our visual analysis perfectly.

Final Answer:
1. $(1, \frac{3\pi}{2})$
2. $(5, \frac{5\pi}{6})$
3. $(4, \frac{\pi}{4})$
4. $(-5, \frac{11\pi}{6})$
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of polar coordinates worksheet.
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