What are the components of the vector between the origin and the polar coordinate #(-5, (11pi)/6)#?
1 Answer
Jan 6, 2016
Explanation:
We know that the radial distance is 
Because of the minus sign, we simply go in the opposite direction of the given angle, namely
Thus, using a bit of trigonometry, we get the following:
Evaluating that, is simply just:
