SOLUTION: Convert the given coordinates to the equivalent polar form: (radical 3, -1))

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Question 43290: Convert the given coordinates to the equivalent polar form: (radical 3, -1))
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Convert the given coordinates to the equivalent polar form: (radical 3, -1))
r=sqrt(3^2+(-1)^2)=sqrt(10)
theta= arctan(-1/3)=-18.43 degrees= 341.56 degrees
polar form is sqrt(10)[cos(341.56)+isin(341.56)]
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stan H.