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Just one of these four is the reason the polar element carries a factor of the radius. Which?

  • A.arc length grows in proportion to the radius for a fixed angle
  • B.the angle is measured in radians rather than degrees
  • C.the radius may take negative values on some curves
  • D.the origin is a singular point of the coordinate system

Answer: A

A wedge of fixed angular width is wider the further out it lies, its arc being \( r\,d\theta \), so a patch far from the origin covers more area than one near it. The factor \( r \) records that. Radians make the arc formula simple but are not the reason, and the behaviour at the origin is a consequence rather than a cause

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