What is the distance between the following polar coordinates?: (5,(19pi)/12), (3,(11pi)/8) (5,19π12),(3,11π8)
1 Answer
Apr 16, 2017
Explanation:
First, write each polar coordinate as cartesian coordinates. Use the parametric form to write
Plug in for the first point:
Plug in for the second point:
So we have the two points in the cartesian form: