Precalculus Examples

$(2, 60 °)$

Step 1

Use the conversion formulas to convert from polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates.

$x = r c o s θ$

$y = r s i n θ$

Step 2

Substitute in the known values of $r = 2$ and $θ = 60 °$ into the formulas.

$x = (2) \cos (60 °)$

$y = (2) \sin (60 °)$

Step 3

The exact value of $\cos (60 °)$ is $\frac{1}{2}$ .

$x = 2 (\frac{1}{2})$

$y = (2) \sin (60 °)$

Step 4

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 4.1

Cancel the common factor.

$x = 2 (\frac{1}{2})$

$y = (2) \sin (60 °)$

Step 4.2

Rewrite the expression.

$x = 1$

$y = (2) \sin (60 °)$

$x = 1$

$y = (2) \sin (60 °)$

Step 5

The exact value of $\sin (60 °)$ is $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ .

$x = 1$

$y = 2 (\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$

Step 6

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

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Step 6.1

Cancel the common factor.

$x = 1$

$y = 2 (\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})$

Step 6.2

Rewrite the expression.

$x = 1$

$y = \sqrt{3}$

$x = 1$

$y = \sqrt{3}$

Step 7

The rectangular representation of the polar point $(2, 60 °)$ is $(1, \sqrt{3})$ .

$(1, \sqrt{3})$