How do you convert #(3,4)# to polar form?
1 Answer
Mar 15, 2016
Explanation:
Using the formulae which links Cartesian to Polar coordinates.
#• r^2 = x^2 + y^2 #
#• theta = tan^-1(y/x) # here x = 3 and y = 4
hence :
# r^2 = 3^2 + 4^2 = 25 rArr r = sqrt25 = 5 # and
# theta = tan^-1(4/3) = 53.13^@ #
