How do you convert (3,4)(3,4) to polar form?
1 Answer
Mar 15, 2016
Explanation:
Using the formulae which links Cartesian to Polar coordinates.
• r^2 = x^2 + y^2 ∙r2=x2+y2
• theta = tan^-1(y/x) ∙θ=tan−1(yx) here x = 3 and y = 4
hence :
r^2 = 3^2 + 4^2 = 25 rArr r = sqrt25 = 5 r2=32+42=25⇒r=√25=5 and
theta = tan^-1(4/3) = 53.13^@ θ=tan−1(43)=53.13∘