How do you convert the rectangular equation x=4x=4 into polar form?

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Jim G.
Feb 9, 2017

r=4/(costheta)r=4cosθ

Explanation:

To convert from color(blue)"rectangular to polar"rectangular to polar

color(orange)"Reminder " color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(x=rcostheta , y=rsintheta)color(white)(2/2)|)))

rArrx=4torcostheta=4tor=4/(costheta)

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