Chapter 7: Problem 50
If \(x, y \in \mathbb{R}\) are not both zero and \((r, \theta)\) are the polar coordinates of \((x, y)\), then determine the polar coordinates of (i) \((y, x)\), and (ii) \((t x, t y)\), where \(t\) is any positive real number.
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Chapter 7: Problem 50
If \(x, y \in \mathbb{R}\) are not both zero and \((r, \theta)\) are the polar coordinates of \((x, y)\), then determine the polar coordinates of (i) \((y, x)\), and (ii) \((t x, t y)\), where \(t\) is any positive real number.
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Prove the following for all \(x_{1}, x_{2} \in \mathbb{R}\) : (i) \(\sin x_{1}=\sin x_{2} \Longleftrightarrow x_{2}=m \pi+(-1)^{m} x_{1}\), where \(m \in \mathbb{Z}\). (ii) \(\cos x_{1}=\cos x_{2} \Longleftrightarrow x_{2}=2 m \pi \pm x_{1}\), where \(m \in \mathbb{Z}\). (iii) \(\sin x_{1}=\sin x_{2}\) and \(\cos x_{1}=\cos x_{2} \Longleftrightarrow x_{2}=2 m \pi+x_{1}\), where \(m \in \mathbb{Z}\). (Hint: Exercise 28 and solutions of the equations \(\sin x=0, \cos x=0 .\) )
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