Problem Analysis #0

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Problem Statement

Consider the curve CC given in polar coordinates byr=2+cosθ(0θ2π),r = 2 + \cos\theta \qquad (0 \le \theta \le 2\pi),with the origin OO as the pole and the positive xx–axis as the initial line.

  • [(1)] Compute the area of the region enclosed by the curve CC.
  • [(2)] At the point (r,θ)=(4+22,π4), (r,\theta)=\left(\frac{4+\sqrt{2}}{2},\,\frac{\pi}{4}\right), find the slope of the tangent line to the curve CC in the xyxy–coordinate plane. Let aa be the value obtained in part (1). Express the answer from part (2) in the formb+c,b + \sqrt{c},where bb and cc are integers, and let those integers be the definitions of bb and cc. Using these values of aa, bb, and cc, computeabcπ.\frac{abc}{\pi}.\
Ground Truth
-18
Execution Trace
Reasoning Process

[THOUGHT] We need to solve step by step.

  1. Compute area enclosed by curve C: r = 2 + cosθ, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π. The area in polar coordinates is A = (1/2) ∫₀^{2π} r² dθ. So compute a = (1/2) ∫₀^{2π} (2 + cosθ)² dθ.

  2. At point (r, θ) = ((4+√2)/2, π/4), find slope of tangent line in xy-plane.

We need to convert to Cartesian: x = r cosθ, y = r sinθ. The slope dy/dx can be found using dy/dθ and dx/dθ.

We have r = f(θ) = 2 + cosθ. Then:

x = r cosθ = f(θ) cosθ, y = r sinθ = f(θ) sinθ.

dx/dθ = dr/dθ cosθ - r sinθ, dy/dθ = dr/dθ sinθ + r cosθ.

Then dy/dx = (dy/dθ) / (dx/dθ).

Compute dr/dθ = -sinθ.

At θ = π/4, r = 2 + cos(π/4) = 2 + √2/2 = (4 + √2)/2, matches given.

Compute dx/dθ, dy/dθ at that θ, then slope.

We'll compute slope, then express as b + √c with integers b, c.

Then compute (a * b * c) / π, where a is area (a rational multiple of π? Let's compute exactly).

We'll use sympy for exact symbolic integration and simplification.

[/THOUGHT] [PYTHON] import sympy as sp

Define symbols

θ = sp.symbols('θ', real=True)

Part 1: area a

r = 2 + sp.cos(θ) area_expr = sp.integrate(r**2 / 2, (θ, 0, 2*sp.pi)) print("Area a =", area_expr) print("Area a simplified =", area_expr.simplify())

Part 2: slope at given point

Given r = (4 + sqrt(2))/2 at θ = π/4, but we can compute using formula.

Let's compute slope symbolically.

r = 2 + sp.cos(θ) dr = sp.diff(r, θ) # -sin(θ) x = r * sp.cos(θ) y = r * sp.sin(θ) dx = sp.diff(x, θ) dy = sp.diff(y, θ) slope_expr = dy / dx

Evaluate at θ = π/4

θ_val = sp.pi / 4 slope_val = slope_expr.subs(θ, θ_val).simplify() print("Slope at θ = π/4:", slope_val) print("Slope numeric:", slope_val.evalf())

Express slope in form b + sqrt(c)

Let's try to simplify to that form.

slope_val is a rational expression with sqrt(2). Let's rationalize.

slope_simplified = sp.nsimplify(slope_val, [sp.sqrt(2)]) print("Slope simplified:", slope_simplified)

If not in desired form, we can compute manually.

Let's compute exact expression.

We'll compute dx/dθ and dy/dθ at that point separately.

r_val = 2 + sp.cos(θ_val) dr_val = dr.subs(θ, θ_val) print("r =", r_val) print("dr/dθ =", dr_val)

Compute dx/dθ = dr cosθ - r sinθ

dx_val = dr_val * sp.cos(θ_val) - r_val * sp.sin(θ_val)

Compute dy/dθ = dr sinθ + r cosθ

dy_val = dr_val * sp.sin(θ_val) + r_val * sp.cos(θ_val) print("dx/dθ =", dx_val) print("dy/dθ =", dy_val) slope_manual = dy_val / dx_val print("Slope manual:", slope_manual.simplify())

Simplify further.

slope_manual_simp = sp.nsimplify(slope_manual, [sp.sqrt(2)]) print("Slope manual simplified:", slope_manual_simp)

Let's get as expression.

slope_exact = slope_manual_simp print("Exact slope expression:", slope_exact)

Write as b + sqrt(c). Let's see if it matches.

Compute numeric to guess.

num = slope_exact.evalf() print("Numeric slope:", num)

Let's solve for b and c: slope = b + sqrt(c). We can try to match.

Actually, we can try to rationalize: slope is rational combination of sqrt(2).

Let's compute exact rational form.

slope_exact is (-sqrt(2)/2 - 2)/(sqrt(2)/2 - 3) maybe? Let's compute symbolically.

Use sympy to expand and simplify.

slope_expanded = sp.simplify(slope_exact.expand()) print("Slope expanded:", slope_expanded)

It's a fraction. Let's rationalize denominator.

slope_rationalized = sp.ratsimp(slope_expanded) print("Slope rationalized:", slope_rationalized)

Now we have something like (something + something*sqrt(2))/something.

Let's separate into form b + sqrt(c). Actually, we can try to match.

Compute exact symbolic expression.

Let's compute using formula: slope = (dy/dθ)/(dx/dθ) with values substituted.

We'll compute exactly.

import sympy as sp θ = sp.pi/4 r = 2 + sp.cos(θ) dr = -sp.sin(θ) dx = drsp.cos(θ) - rsp.sin(θ) dy = drsp.sin(θ) + rsp.cos(θ) slope = dy/dx print("Slope exact computed:", slope) print("Slope simplified:", sp.simplify(slope))

Let's get as a + b*sqrt(2) form.

slope_simpl = sp.nsimplify(slope, [sp.sqrt(2)]) print("Slope nsimplify:", slope_simpl)

It's a fraction: (-2 - sqrt(2)/2)/( -3 + sqrt(2)/2 )? Let's compute algebraically.

Let's compute manually with rational numbers.

r = 2 + √2/2 = (4+√2)/2.

dr = -√2/2.

cosθ = √2/2, sinθ = √2/2.

dx = dr cosθ - r sinθ = (-√2/2)(√2/2) - r(√2/2) = (-√2*√2)/(4) - r√2/2 = (-2/4) - r√2/2 = -1/2 - r√2/2.

r√2/2 = ((4+√2)/2)*(√2/2) = (4√2 + 2)/4 = (4√2)/4 + 2/4 = √2 + 1/2.

So dx = -1/2 - (√2 + 1/2) = -1/2 - √2 - 1/2 = -√2 - 1.

Wait check: -1/2 - (√2 + 1/2) = -1/2 - 1/2 - √2 = -1 - √2.

So dx = -1 - √2.

dy = dr sinθ + r cosθ = (-√2/2)(√2/2) + r(√2/2) = -1/2 + r√2/2.

r√2/2 = √2 + 1/2 as above.

So dy = -1/2 + (√2 + 1/2) = -1/2 + √2 + 1/2 = √2.

Thus dy = √2.

Therefore slope = dy/dx = √2 / (-1 - √2) = √2 / (-(1+√2)) = -√2/(1+√2).

Rationalize: multiply numerator and denominator by (1-√2):

= -√2*(1-√2)/(1-2) = -√2*(1-√2)/(-1) = √2*(1-√2) = √2 - 2.

So slope = √2 - 2 = -2 + √2. Thus b = -2, c = 2.

Let's verify with Python.

print("Slope computed as √2 - 2:", (sp.sqrt(2) - 2).evalf()) print("Slope from earlier numeric:", num)

They match. So b = -2, c = 2.

Now compute a: area.

a = (1/2) ∫ (2+cosθ)^2 dθ from 0 to 2π.

Expand: (2+cosθ)^2 = 4 + 4 cosθ + cos^2θ.

cos^2θ = (1+cos2θ)/2.

So integrand: 4 + 4 cosθ + (1+cos2θ)/2 = 4 + 4 cosθ + 1/2 + (cos2θ)/2 = 9/2 + 4 cosθ + (cos2θ)/2.

Integrate: ∫ 9/2 dθ = (9/2)θ, ∫ 4 cosθ dθ = 4 sinθ, ∫ (cos2θ)/2 dθ = (1/4) sin2θ.

Evaluate from 0 to 2π: sinθ and sin2θ vanish, so area = (1/2) * ( (9/2)(2π) ) = (1/2)(9π) = (9π)/2.

Let's verify with sympy.

print("Area a computed exactly:", area_expr)

So a = 9π/2.

Now compute (a * b * c) / π.

a = 9*sp.pi/2 b = -2 c = 2 result = (a * b * c) / sp.pi print("Result (abc)/π =", result.simplify())

Should be integer.

print("Result as integer:", result.evalf()) [/PYTHON]

Tool Output
[PYTHON OUTPUT] Area a = 9*pi/2 Area a simplified = 9*pi/2 Slope at θ = π/4: -2 + sqrt(2) Slope numeric: -0.585786437626905 Slope simplified: -2 + sqrt(2) r = sqrt(2)/2 + 2 dr/dθ = -sqrt(2)/2 dx/dθ = -sqrt(2)*(sqrt(2)/2 + 2)/2 - 1/2 dy/dθ = -1/2 + sqrt(2)*(sqrt(2)/2 + 2)/2 Slope manual: -2 + sqrt(2) Slope manual simplified: -2 + sqrt(2) Exact slope expression: -2 + sqrt(2) Numeric slope: -0.585786437626905 Slope expanded: -2 + sqrt(2) Slope rationalized: -2 + sqrt(2) Slope exact computed: (-1/2 + sqrt(2)*(sqrt(2)/2 + 2)/2)/(-sqrt(2)*(sqrt(2)/2 + 2)/2 - 1/2) Slope simplified: -2 + sqrt(2) Slope nsimplify: -2 + sqrt(2) Slope computed as √2 - 2: -0.585786437626905 Slope from earlier numeric: -0.585786437626905 Area a computed exactly: 9*pi/2 Result (abc)/π = -18 Result as integer: -18.0000000000000 [/PYTHON OUTPUT]
Reasoning Process

[THOUGHT] From the Python output:

  • Area ( a = \frac{9\pi}{2} ).
  • Slope at the given point is ( -2 + \sqrt{2} ), so ( b = -2 ) and ( c = 2 ).
  • Then ( \frac{abc}{\pi} = \frac{\frac{9\pi}{2} \cdot (-2) \cdot 2}{\pi} = \frac{9\pi}{2} \cdot (-4) \cdot \frac{1}{\pi} = \frac{9}{2} \cdot (-4) = -18 ).

Thus the final integer result is (-18).

[/THOUGHT] \boxed{-18}

Final Model Output
-18

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