Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 6 - Mid-Chapter Check Point - Page 756: 12

Answer

The required ordered pair in Cartesian coordinates is $\left( \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2},-\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2} \right)$.

Work Step by Step

The Cartesian coordinates in the polar form are given by $x=r\,\cos \,\theta \ \ \text{ and }\ y=r\,\sin \,\theta $. The provided data is $r=-3\ \text{ and }\ \theta =\frac{5\pi }{4}$. Therefore, the required Cartesian coordinates are $\begin{align} & x=r\,\cos \,\theta \\ & x=-3\,\cos \left( \frac{5\pi }{4} \right) \\ & x=\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2} \end{align}$ and $\begin{align} & y=r\,\sin \,\theta \\ & y=-3\,\sin \left( \frac{5\pi }{4} \right) \\ & y=-\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2} \end{align}$ Therefore, the required Cartesian coordinates are $\left( \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2},-\frac{3\sqrt{2}}{2} \right)$.
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