How do you convert #x^2 -12y-36=0# to polar form?
1 Answer
Nov 20, 2017
Using
Explanation:
Remembering that an x,y coordinate can be represented by a right triangle with angle theta and hypotenuse r, we can derive that
Substituting these into your equation leaves the result
This is a quadratic expression in r, so use the quadratic formula to solve for r
Therefore,
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