What is the distance between polar coordinates (-2, 300^circ)(2,300) and (2, 10^circ)(2,10)?

1 Answer
Jul 9, 2018

color(indigo)("Distance " d ~~ 3.2766Distance d3.2766

Explanation:

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d = sqrt (r_1^2 + r_2 ^2 - 2 r_1 r_2 cos (theta_1 - theta_2))d=r21+r222r1r2cos(θ1θ2)

(r_1, theta_1) = (-2, 300^@), (r_2, theta_2) = (2, 10^@)(r1,θ1)=(2,300),(r2,θ2)=(2,10)

d = sqrt(-2^2 + 2^2 - 2 * -2 * 2 * cos (300-10)d=22+22222cos(30010)

d = sqrt (8 + 8 cos 290) ~~ 3.2766d=8+8cos2903.2766