document.write( "Question 278379: Give the polar coordinates: (0, -3). \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #202580 by nyc_function(2741)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! We need to convert to the form (r, theta).\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(1) Graph the given point on the xy-plane.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2) From the graph we can see that the radius is the distance from the origin to the point (0, -3). So, the radius is 3.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(3) We ow need to find theta.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If we begin to rotate from the positive measure on the x-axis to the given point (0,-3), we will end our rotation on the y-axis below the x-axis where the value of theta is 270 degrees.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, (0,-3) can be written as (3, 270) in polar form.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "nycfunction@yahoo.com \n" ); document.write( "Guido\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |