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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Name the polar coordinates for the point below

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The picture

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@wolf1728 Can you help?

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

Polar coordinates are radius 3 and angle is 33.33° The Cartesian coordinates are (2.51, 1.65) (Used an online calculator for the conversion)

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

gee you just wanted the polar?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you for your help

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

anyway, the polar coordinates are easy to explain The graphic shows an angle whose "size" is 2 "lines" If you look at the upper right quadrant you see that 2 lines are part of a group of six lines in that 90° angle. 2/6 = .3333333 .333333 * 90 = 30° Wow - made a mistake - angle is 30°

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok once again thank you for your help. Is there anyway you can say it maybe simpler?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Easy English will work

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

You did look at the graphic right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes I did look it is just that im tired so it harder to process stuff

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

If you see the dot, (and going counter clockwise from the right side horizontal axis) you can count it is 2 "lines" up. The entire right angle consists of 6 lines. So the angle = 90° * 2/6 = 30°

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok so if I straightened the lines it would be at point 2,2

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

I count the first line as 1 So I make the radius position as 3 In polar coordinates you only state one number for the radius.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok thank you. HAs a medal

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

Yeah I think that explains it all.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Once again thank you for the help

OpenStudy (wolf1728):

u r welcome

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