How do you convert 4x - y + 3 = 04xy+3=0 to polar form?

1 Answer
Aug 2, 2016

r=(-3)/(4costheta-sintheta)r=34cosθsinθ

Explanation:

To convert from color(blue)"cartesian to polar form"cartesian to polar form

color(orange)"Reminder"Reminder

color(red)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)color(black)(x=rcostheta , y=rsintheta)color(white)(a/a)|)))
Substitute these values into given equation.

rArr4(rcostheta)-(rsintheta)+3=0

rArr4rcostheta-rsintheta+3=0

rArrr(4costheta-sintheta)=-3

rArrr=(-3)/(4costheta-sintheta)