How do you convert (-2, -2 sqrt3) to polar form?

1 Answer
Jun 8, 2016

(4, (7pi)/6).

Explanation:

Use (x, y)=(-2, -2sqrt 3)(r cos theta, r sin theta).

r=sqrt(x^2+y^2)=sqrt(4+12)=4.

cos theta= x/r =-1/2 and sin theta =y/r =-sqrt 3/2.

Both cosine and sine are negative. So, theta is in the 4th quadrant.

Thus, theta = pi+pi/6.so that,

sin (pi+pi/6)=-sin (pi/6)= -1/2 and

cos (pi+pi/6)=-cos (pi/6)=-sqrt 3/2.