Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Analytic Geometry - Section 9.4 The Hyperbola - 9.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 691: 89

Answer

$(6,-6\sqrt 3)$.

Work Step by Step

Given $(12,-\frac{\pi}{3})$ in polar coordinates, we have, in rectangular coordinates, $x=12cos(-\frac{\pi}{3})=6$ and $y=12sin(-\frac{\pi}{3})=-6\sqrt 3$ or $(6,-6\sqrt 3)$.
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