Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Parametric and Polar Curves - 10.2 Polar Coordinates - 10.2 Exercises - Page 729: 26

Answer

$$\left( {8,\frac{\pi }{3}} \right)$$ or $$\left( { - 8,\frac{{4\pi }}{3}} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \left( {4,4\sqrt 3 } \right) \Rightarrow x = - 4{\text{ and }}y = 4\sqrt 3 \cr & {\text{Converting to cartesian coordinates }}\left( {r,\theta } \right).{\text{ Where}} \cr & r = \sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} {\text{ and }}\theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{y}{x}} \right) \cr & {\text{We obtain}}{\text{,}} \cr & r = \sqrt {{{\left( 4 \right)}^2} + {{\left( {4\sqrt 3 } \right)}^2}} = 8 \cr & {\text{Coordinate }}x{\text{ }}\left( {{\text{positive}}} \right){\text{, Coordinate }}y{\text{ }}\left( {{\text{positive}}} \right),{\text{ Quadrant I}} \cr & \theta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{4\sqrt 3 }}{4}} \right) = \frac{\pi }{3} \cr & {\text{The polar coordinates are:}} \cr & \left( {r,\theta } \right) = \left( {8,\frac{\pi }{3}} \right) \cr & or \cr & \left( { - r,\theta + \pi } \right) = \left( { - 8,\frac{{4\pi }}{3}} \right) \cr} $$
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