Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 10 - Conics, Parametric Equations, and Polar Coordinates - 10.4 Exercises - Page 722: 3

Answer

Retangular coordinates: $(2 \sqrt 2, 2 \sqrt 2)$ $\approx (2.83, 2.83)$

Work Step by Step

In polar coordinates, the first number represents the value for $r$, and the second number represents the value for $\theta$. $(-4, -\frac{3\pi} 4)$ Thus: $r = -4$ and $\theta = - \frac {3\pi} 4$ Knowing that $x = rcos(\theta)$ and $y = rsin(\theta):$ $x = rcos(\theta) = (-4)(cos(-\frac{3\pi} 4)) = (-4)(-\frac {\sqrt 2} 2) = 2 \sqrt 2$ $y = rsin(\theta) = (-4)(sin(-\frac{3\pi} 4)) = (-4)(-\frac {\sqrt 2} 2) = 2 \sqrt 2$
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