Are the two polar coordinates the same: #(1, 93pi/4), (-1, pi/4)#?
1 Answer
These polar coordinates are not the same. One corresponds to an upward vertical line, 1 unit in length, and the other to a downward vertical line of the same length.
Explanation:
Polar coordinates are in the form
It's possible... their distances from the origin are the same.
Since we discovered that the other point is a downward vertical line one unit in length, we can confidently state that these polar coordinates are not the same.