What is the distance between (2,5π4) and (2,11π12)?

1 Answer
Mar 29, 2016

s3,70 units

Explanation:

distance between two point for the polar form is given as:
s=r21+r222r1r2cos(θ2θ1)
r1=2
r2=2
θ1=5π4
θ2=11π12

(θ2θ1)=11π25π4=22π5π4=17π4

s=22+(2)222(2)cos(17π4)

s=4+4+8cos(17π4)

s=8+80,707

s=8+5,656
s=13,656

s3,70 units