How do you find the area the region of the common interior of #r=a(1+costheta), r=asintheta#?

1 Answer
Dec 30, 2016

#=(pi/2-1)a^2# areal units.

Explanation:

The points of intersection are given by

#r = a sin theta = a ( 1 + cos theta )#, giving #sin theta - cos theta = 1#

Reorganized, #sin (theta-pi/4)=1/sqrt2= sin (pi/4)#.

#theta = 0 and pi/2#, for one period #[0, 2pi].#

The area comprises one part bounded by

#theta = 0, r = a sintheta and theta = pi/2#

and the second part bounded by

#theta =pi/2, r = a (1+costheta) and theta = pi#.

Now, the area is

#1/2int r^2 d theta#, for the first area,

# + 1/2 int r^2 d theta#, for the second area.

#=a^2/2( int sin^2 theta d theta#, with #theta# from 0 to #pi/2#

#+int (1+costheta)^2 d theta#), with #theta# from #pi/2# to #pi#.

#=a^2/2(int 1/2(1-cos 2theta) d theta#, with #theta# from #0# to #pi/2#

#+ int(1+2 cos theta+1/2(1+cos 2theta ) d theta)#,

with #theta# from #pi/2 to pi#

#=a^2/2(1/2[theta-1/2 sin 2theta]#, between #theta=0 and pi/2#,

# +[theta+2sin theta+1/2(theta+1/2sin2theta)]#,

between #theta =pi/2 and pi#)

#=a^2/2([ pi/4]+[(pi-pi/2)-2+1/2(pi-pi/2)])#

#=a^2/2(pi-2)#

#=(pi/2-1)a^2#

graph{(x^2+y^2-y)(x^2+y^2-sqrt(x^2+y^2)-x)=0 [-4.034, 4.044, -2.02, 2.018]}