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Ch.12 - Parametric and Polar Curves
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 12, Problema 12.2.50

49–52. Cartesian-to-polar coordinates Convert the following equations to polar coordinates.


y = 3

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Recall the relationships between Cartesian coordinates \((x, y)\) and polar coordinates \((r, \theta)\): \(x = r \cos{\theta}\) and \(y = r \sin{\theta}\).
Given the equation \(y = 3\), substitute \(y\) with its polar form: \(r \sin{\theta} = 3\).
Isolate \(r\) to express it in terms of \(\theta\): \(r = \frac{3}{\sin{\theta}}\).
Note the domain restrictions where \(\sin{\theta} \neq 0\) to avoid division by zero.
The polar form of the equation \(y = 3\) is therefore \(r = \frac{3}{\sin{\theta}}\).

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