SOLUTION: find the rectangular coordinates of the point with polar coordinates (-2, 5pi/6)

SOLUTION: find the rectangular coordinates of the point with polar coordinates (-2, 5pi/6)

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Question 625895: find the rectangular coordinates of the point with polar coordinates (-2, 5pi/6)
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find the rectangular coordinates of the point with polar coordinates (-2, 5pi/6)
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The terminal point is in Q4
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x = 2*cos(5pi/6) = sqrt(3)/2
y = 2*sin(5pi/6) = 0.5
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--> (sqrt(3)/2,-0.5)

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