Question

Convert x=-3 to polar equation

Answer 1

If a point
(
x
,
y
)
is written as
(
r
,
θ
)
in polar coordinates, then
x
=
r
o
s
θ
and
y
=
r
sin
θ
.
As such in polar form equation
x
=
−
3
can be written as
r
cos
θ
=
−
3
or
r
=
−
3
cos
θ