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926 Applications of <strong>Trigonometry</strong><br />

with its terminal side along the negative y-axis, so our answer is ( 3, 3π )<br />

2 . To check, we note<br />

x = r cos(θ) =3cos ( ) (<br />

3π<br />

2 = (3)(0) = 0 and y = r sin(θ) =3sin 3π<br />

)<br />

2 =3(−1) = −3.<br />

4. The point S(−3, 4) lies in Quadrant II. With x = −3 andy =4,wegetr 2 =(−3) 2 +(4) 2 =25<br />

so r = ±5. As usual, we choose r =5≥ 0 and proceed to determine θ. Wehavetan(θ) =<br />

y<br />

x = 4<br />

−3 = − 4 3<br />

, and since this isn’t the tangent of one the common angles, we resort to using<br />

the arctangent function. Since θ lies in Quadrant II and must satisfy 0 ≤ θ

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