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Expert: Sherry Wallin - 7/28/2010


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What geometric figure results from the following polar equation?
Give the rectangular form of the equation.
r sin theta = 2
Thank you for help.

Answer
Travis~
    In polar coordinates r sin theta is just the y coordinate and r cos theta is the x coordinate. So really all you have here is y = 2 which is a horizontal line that runs through 2 so y = 2.

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PS Sorry for the delay I wasn't near a computer, I only had my cell phone to pick up emails.

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