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How do you name the curve given by the conic $θ = \frac{2 π}{3}$ $theta=(2pi)/3$ ?

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Oct 11, 2017

A straight line.

Explanation:

$θ = \frac{2 π}{3}$ $theta = (2pi)/3$ represents a ray travelling from the polar origin to $\infty$ $oo$

It is therefore a straight line.

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