Question

How do you convert the rectangular equation `x=4` into polar form?

Answer 1

`r=4/(costheta)`

Explanation:

To convert from `color(blue)"rectangular to polar"`

`color(orange)"Reminder " color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(x=rcostheta , y=rsintheta)color(white)(2/2)|)))`

`rArrx=4torcostheta=4tor=4/(costheta)`