Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671775
ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-177-6

Chapter 8 - Complex Numbers, Polar Equations, and Parametric Equations - Section 8.5 Polar Equations and Graphs - 8.5 Exercises - Page 388: 10

Answer

$(-1, -120^{\circ})$ (a) We can see the point plotted on the graph below. (b) We can write two other pairs of polar coordinates for this point: $(1, 60^{\circ})$ $(-1, 240^{\circ})$ (c) $(x,y) = (\frac{1}{2},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$

Work Step by Step

$(-1, -120^{\circ})$ (a) We can see the point plotted on the graph below. (b) We can write two other pairs of polar coordinates for this point: $(1, 60^{\circ})$ $(-1, 240^{\circ})$ (c) We can find the rectangular coordinates: $r = 1$ and $\theta = 60^{\circ}$ $(x,y) = (r~cos~\theta, r~sin~\theta)$ $(x,y) = (1~cos~60^{\circ}, 1~sin~60^{\circ})$ $(x,y) = (\frac{1}{2},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$
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