document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87393>Question 87393</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> True or false, the following polar coordinates are multiple representations of the same point: (-5, 7pi/4)(-5, 5pi/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i say false but i really dont know....i also dont know if this should be posted somewhere else </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63321 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=63321\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lets think about \"normal\" Cartesian coordinates like (1,2) and (2,4) and (3,2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Of these, the first 2 pairs are scalar multiples of each other since multiplying (1,2) by 2 gives the (2,4).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now looking at your example, the x coordinates are both -5 so we would expect the y coordinates to be the same too if one pair was a scalar multiple (multiple would be 1 in this case) of the other... but the y coordinates are different.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, i would say the 2 pairs are not multpiles of each other, so FALSE\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jon<BR>\n" );
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