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How do you write the polar equations for $x = - 3$ $x = -3$ ?

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May 5, 2018

$r cos ϑ = - 3$ $rcosvartheta=-3$

Explanation:

We want to convert $x = - 3$ $x=-3$ to polar form. We use the following identity

$x = r cos ϑ$ $x=rcosvartheta$

So

$r cos ϑ = - 3$ $rcosvartheta=-3$

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