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Course: AP®︎/College Calculus BC > Unit 9

Lesson 6: Defining polar coordinates and differentiating in polar form
Math
AP®︎/College Calculus BC
Parametric equations, polar coordinates, and vector-valued functions
Defining polar coordinates and differentiating in polar form
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Differentiate polar functions

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Problem

Let r be the polar function r(θ)=5θ−1.
What is the rate of change of the y-coordinate with respect to θ at the point where θ=π?
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