SOLUTION: write in polar form: 5-i

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Question 43414: write in polar form: 5-i
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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r = sqrt(x^2 + y^2)
theta = arctan(y/x) ...I use q for theta
so that
r = sqrt(26) and q = arctan(-1/5)
and we get
(sqrt(26), arctan(-1/5)) or about
(5.1, -11.3°)