How do you plot the point (-3, -pi/2)?

1 Answer
Feb 8, 2017

(r,theta)=(-3,-pi/2) will be a point on the positive Y-axis, 3 units above the origin.
(see below)

Explanation:

A graph showing the point color(green)((r,theta)=(-3,-pi/2))
and (hopefully) indicating it's derivation:
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The angle of -pi/2 is measured clockwise (since it is negative) from the X-axis.
A radius of -3 is measured along the radial arm in the opposite direction (since it is negative) from the normal direction of the radial arm.