Standard 4 : Extend rectangular coordinates and equations to polar and parametric forms.



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General Information

Number: MA.912.T.4
Title: Extend rectangular coordinates and equations to polar and parametric forms.
Type: Standard
Subject: Mathematics (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 912
Strand: Trigonometry

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
MA.912.T.4.1: Define and plot polar coordinates. Convert between polar coordinates and rectangular coordinates with and without the use of technology.
MA.912.T.4.2: Represent equations given in rectangular coordinates in terms of polar coordinates. Represent equations given in polar coordinates in terms of rectangular coordinates.
MA.912.T.4.3: Graph equations in the polar coordinate plane with and without the use of graphing technology.
MA.912.T.4.4: Identify and graph special polar equations, including circles, cardioids, limacons, rose curves and lemniscates.
MA.912.T.4.5: Sketch the graph of a curve in the plane represented parametrically, indicating the direction of motion.
MA.912.T.4.6: Convert from a parametric representation of a plane curve to a rectangular equation, and convert from a rectangular equation to a parametric representation of a plane curve.
MA.912.T.4.7: Apply parametric equations to model applications involving motion in the plane.


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