How to identify polar angles and reference angles to polar angles.

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Tinno TL · Answer 1 · 2023-05-20T05:41:06+0000

Answer:

See below

Explanation:

To convert from Cartesian coordinates
(x,y) to polar coordinates
$(r,\theta)$ , use the following formulas:

$r=√(x^2+y^2)\\\theta=tan^(-1)((y)/(x))$

Reference angles are the acutes angles that the terminal side of
$\theta$ makes with the x-axis.