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AP Precalculus›Unit 3: Trigonometric and Polar Functions›Trigonometric and Polar Functions

Rates of Change in Polar Functions

As θ changes, r grows or shrinks; where r is positive and increasing, the curve moves away from the pole.

Increasing and decreasing r
Distance from the pole
Average rate of change

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3Trigonometric and Polar Functions

Periodic Phenomena and the Unit Circle
Sine and Cosine Graphs
Sinusoidal Models
Tangent and Inverse Trig Functions
Trigonometric Equations and Identities
Secant, Cosecant, and Cotangent
Polar Coordinates and Graphs
Rates of Change in Polar Functions

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Also called: polar rates of change