How do you convert x^2 + y^2 = xx2+y2=x into polar form?
1 Answer
Jan 17, 2016
r =
costheta cosθ
Explanation:
using the formulae that links Cartesian and Polar coordinates :
• x^2 + y^2 = r^2∙x2+y2=r2
• x = rcostheta ∙x=rcosθ
• y = rsintheta ∙y=rsinθ then
x^2 + y^2 = x rArr r^2 = rcostheta x2+y2=x⇒r2=rcosθ ( dividing both sides by r ) :
r = costheta r=cosθ