Question

How do you convert `r^2=cos(theta)` to polar form?

Answer 1

It is in polar form. If you meant converting to rectangular form, that would be `(x^2+y^2)^{3/2}=x`.

Explanation:

Multiply by `r` to get

`r^3=r\cos(\theta)`.

Then put in `r=(x^2+y^2)^{1/2}`, `r\cos(\theta)=x`.