document.write( "Question 1157773: Write each cartesian equation in polar form
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Algebra.Com's Answer #780719 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "to convert to Polar apply: \"x=r%2Acos+%28theta+%29\",\"y=r%2Asin%28theta+%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28r%2Acos+%28theta+%29%29%5E2+%2B+%28r%2Asin%28theta+%29%29%5E2+=+16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2%2Acos%5E2+%28theta+%29+%2B+r%5E2%2Asin%5E2%28theta+%29+=+16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2%28cos%5E2+%28theta+%29+%2B+sin%5E2%28theta+%29%29+=+16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2%281%29+=+16\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2+=+16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This means that the equation represents all the points with distance\"+4\" from the origin, which is a circumference with radius \"4\", centered in the origin.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+%2B+y%5E2+=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=r%2Acos+%28theta+%29\",\"y=r%2Asin%28theta+%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28r%2Acos+%28theta+%29%29%5E2+%2B+%28r%2Asin%28theta+%29%29%5E2+=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2%28cos%5E2+%28theta+%29+%2B+sin%5E2%28theta+%29%29+=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2%281%29+=+10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the equation becomes simply \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2+=+10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=r%2Asin%28theta+%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%2Asin%28theta+%29=3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-4x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%2Asin%28theta+%29=-4r%2Acos+%28theta+%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%2Asin%28theta+%29%2B4r%2Acos+%28theta+%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%28sin%28theta%29+%2B+4cos%28theta%29%29+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3xy+=+5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3r%2Acos+%28theta+%29%2Ar%2Asin%28theta+%29=5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3r%5E2%2Acos+%28theta+%29%2Asin%28theta+%29=5\"\r
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