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Mar 30, 2017

$x = 3 cot θ$ $x = 3 cot theta$

Explanation:

$y = r sin θ = 3 so r = \frac{3}{sin θ}$ $y = rsin theta = 3 " so " r = 3/(sin theta)$

$x = r cos θ = \frac{3}{sin θ} \cdot cos θ = 3 cot θ$ $x = r cos theta = 3/(sin theta) * cos theta = 3 cot theta$

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