BEE 21503

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS III

TUTORIAL 1
(COORDINATE SYSTEMS)

1. Find the rectangular coordinates of the points whose polar coordinates are given.
(a) ( 6, π/6)
(b) ( 7, 2π/3)
(c) ( -6, -5π/6)
(d) ( 0, -π)
(e) ( 7, 17π/6)
(f) ( -5, 0)

2. In each part, a point is given in rectangular coordinates. Find two pairs of polar
coordinates for the point, one pair satisfying r ≥ 0 and 0   ≤ 2, and the second
pair satisfying r ≥ 0 and - 2   ≤ 0,
(a) (-5,0)
(b) (2 3 , -2)
(c) (0, -2)
(d) (-8,-8)
(e) (-3,3 3 )
(f) (1,1)

3. Use a calculating utility, to approximate the polar coordinates of the points whose
rectangular coordinates are given.
(a) (3,4)
(b) (6, -8)
(c) (-1, tan-1 1)

4. Express the given equations in polar coordinates

(a) x  3
(b) x 2  y 2  7
(c) x 2  y 2  6 y  0
(d) 9 xy  4

5. Convert from rectangular to cylindrical coordinates

(a) (4 3 ,4, -4)
(b) (-5,5,6)
(c) (0,2,0)
(d) (4, -4 3 ,6 )

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 6. Convert from cylindrical to rectangular coordinates
(a) ( 4, /6, 3)
(b) (8, 3/4, -2)
(c) (5, 0, 4)
(d) (7, , -9)

7. Convert from rectangular to spherical coordinates

(a) (1, 3 , -2)
(b) (1, -1, 2 )
(c) (0, 3 3 , 3)
(d) (  5 3 , 5, 0)

8. Convert from spherical to rectangular coordinates

(a) (5, /6, /4)
(b) (7, 0, /2)
(c) (1, , 0)
(d) (2, 3/2, /2)

9. Convert from cylindrical to spherical coordinates

(a) ( 3 , /6, 3)
(b) (1, /4, -1)
(c) (2, 3/4, 0)
(d) (6, 1,  2 3 )

10. Convert from spherical to cylindrical coordinates

(a) (5, π/4, 2π/3)
(b) (1, 7π/6, π)
(c) (3, 0, 0)
(d) (4, π/6, π/2)

11. Equation is given in cylindrical coordinates. Express the equation in rectangular

coordinates and sketch the graph.
(a) r  3
(b) r 2  z 2  1

12. Equation is given in spherical coordinates. Express the equation in rectangular

coordinates and sketch the graph.
(a)   3
(b)   4 cos 

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