document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=278378>Question 278378</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Give the polar coordinates: (0, -3). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #202581 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=202581\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We need to convert to the form (r, theta). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) Graph the given point on the xy-plane. <BR>\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. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) We ow need to find theta. <BR>\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. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, (0,-3) can be written as (3, 270) in polar form. <BR>\n" );
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