Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. 6.4 Polar Coordinates
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide What you’ll learn about Polar Coordinate System Coordinate Conversion Equation Conversion Finding Distance Using Polar Coordinates … and why Use of polar coordinates sometimes simplifies complicated rectangular equations and they are useful in calculus.
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide The Polar Coordinate System A polar coordinate system is a plane with a point O, the pole, and a ray from O, the polar axis, as shown. Each point P in the plane is assigned polar coordinates as follows: r is the directed distance from O to P, and is the directed angle whose initial side is on the polar axis and whose terminal side is on the line OP.
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Plotting Points in the Polar Coordinate System
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Plotting Points in the Polar Coordinate System
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Finding all Polar Coordinates of a Point
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Coordinate Conversion Equations
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Converting from Polar to Rectangular Coordinates
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Converting from Polar to Rectangular Coordinates
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Converting from Rectangular to Polar Coordinates
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Converting from Rectangular to Polar Coordinates
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Converting from Polar Form to Rectangular Form
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Converting from Polar Form to Rectangular Form
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Converting from Polar Form to Rectangular Form
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Converting from Polar Form to Rectangular Form
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Example Converting from Polar Form to Rectangular Form
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Quick Review
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Quick Review Use the Law of Cosines to find the measure of the third side of the given triangle º º 6 11
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Quick Review Solutions
Copyright © 2011 Pearson, Inc. Slide Quick Review Solutions Use the Law of Cosines to find the measure of the third side of the given triangle º º