SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem. Determine if the given polar coordinates represent the same point (8,pi/6), (8,7pi/6)

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Question 1073644: Please help me with this problem.


Determine if the given polar coordinates represent the same point
(8,pi/6), (8,7pi/6)

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Determine if the given polar coordinates represent the same point
(8,pi/6), (8,7pi/6)
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They can't be.
The 1st is in QI ; (8cos(pi/6),8sin(pi/6)) ; (4,4sqrt(3))
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The 2nd is in QIII ;(8cos(7pi/6),8sin(7pi/6)) ; (-4,-4sqrt(3))
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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