What are the components of the vector between the origin and the polar coordinate #(3, pi/3)#?
1 Answer
Feb 14, 2016
#((3/2),(3/2 sqrt3))#
Explanation:
using the formulae that links Polar to Cartesian coordinates.
#• x = rcostheta#
#• y = rsintheta# here : r = 3 and
#theta = pi/3 # hence x
# = 3cos(pi/3) = 3 xx 1/2 = 3/2 # and
# y = 3sin(pi/3) = 3 xxsqrt3/2 = 3/2 sqrt3 #
