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Suppose a point has polar coordinates -4. 4x 3 *). with the angle measured in radians. Find two additional polar representations of the point. write each coordinate in simplest form with the angle in (-21, 21).

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The given point with polar coordinates (-4, 4 * 3) can also be represented as (4, 4 * 3 - π) or (4, 4 * 3 + 2π) within the range (-2π, 2π). This is due to the periodic nature of trigonometric functions in the polar coordinate system.

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Solution:

In the polar coordinate system, a point can be represented with different coordinates. Given the polar coordinate (-4, 4 * 3), we can find additional polar representations.

A point in polar can be represented as (r, θ) and (-r, θ+π), where
r is the radial coordinate (non-negative real number) and θ is the angular coordinate.

So, a given point (-4, 4 * 3) can be shifted by adding to the angle 4*3. The angle will remain in the range (-2π, 2π).

Thus, the point can also be represented as:

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