How do you find the area of the region bounded by the polar curve #r=2-sin(theta)# ?

1 Answer
Sep 17, 2014

The polar curve #r=2-sin theta#, #0 le theta < 2pi# looks like this.

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we can find the area #A# of the enclosed region can be found by

#A=int_0^{2pi}\int_0^{2-sin theta}r dr d theta={9pi}/2#

Let us evaluate the double integral above.

#A=int_0^{2pi}\int_0^{2-sin theta}r dr d theta#

#=int_0^{2pi}[r^2/2]_0^{2-sin theta} d theta#

#=1/2int_0^{2pi}(2-sin theta)^2 d theta#

#=1/2int_0^{2pi}(4-4sin theta+ sin^2 theta) d theta#

by #sin^2 theta=1/2(1-cos 2theta)#,

#=1/2int_0^{2pi}(9/2-4sin theta-1/2cos2theta)d theta#

#=1/2[9/2theta+4cos theta-1/4sin2theta]_0^{2pi}#

#=1/2[9pi+4-0-(0+4-0)]={9pi}/2#