Asked by sarah g
(a) Find the polar coordinates corresponding to (x, y) = (3.43, 1.30)
m =
θ =
m =
θ =
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Answered by
oobleck
what, you can't just apply your formulas?
r^2 = x^2 + y^2
tanθ = y/x
Not sure what "m" is -- most notation uses (r,θ) for polar coordinates.
r^2 = x^2 + y^2
tanθ = y/x
Not sure what "m" is -- most notation uses (r,θ) for polar coordinates.
Answered by
Sarah G
I’ve solved for r, which is
R= to the square root of (3.43)^2 +(1.30)^2 which equals= 3.67m
Then r=y/x which is 1.30/3.43 which equals= 0.379
Then what I stuck on is the what the angle is
Which should be solved as tan^-1(0.379)=20.76 degrees + 180 degrees
But it’s saying I’m using the wrong degree sign
R= to the square root of (3.43)^2 +(1.30)^2 which equals= 3.67m
Then r=y/x which is 1.30/3.43 which equals= 0.379
Then what I stuck on is the what the angle is
Which should be solved as tan^-1(0.379)=20.76 degrees + 180 degrees
But it’s saying I’m using the wrong degree sign
Answered by
oobleck
why did you add 180°? Clearly you are in the 1st quadrant.
It is easy to check. Use wolframalpha.com
If you think of your coordinate as a complex number, just type in
3.43+1.30i
and you get back the result (3.668,20.757°)
It is easy to check. Use wolframalpha.com
If you think of your coordinate as a complex number, just type in
3.43+1.30i
and you get back the result (3.668,20.757°)
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