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Published on 03/30/2012

Activity Overview

Students will explore converting rectangular equations to polar form and vice versa. Familiar trigonometric identities and circle relationships are applied in making the conversions.

Key Steps

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    Students review some basic relationships relating to the unit circle and apply these relationships in the conversion of a rectangular circle equation to polar form.

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