How do you convert $3y= 2x-2$ into a polar equation?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-16T18:32:58

$2rcostheta-3rsintheta-2=0.$

To convert a cartesian eqn. into a polar one, the following formulas are used ; $x=rcostheta, y=rsintheta.$

Using these, given eqn. becomes, $3rsintheta=2rcostheta-2,$ or, $2rcostheta-3rsintheta-2=0.$

How do you convert 3y= 2x-2 3y= 2x-2 into a polar equation?