Problem

Suppose a point has polar coordinates (6,2π3), with the angle measured in radians.
Find two additional polar representations of the point.
Write each coordinate in simplest form with the angle in [2π,2π].

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Final Answer: The two additional polar representations of the point are (6,4π3) and (6,π3)

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Step 1 :Given a point with polar coordinates (6,2π3), with the angle measured in radians.

Step 2 :The polar coordinates of a point are given by (r,θ) where r is the distance from the origin and θ is the angle from the positive x-axis.

Step 3 :The polar coordinates are not unique. For example, adding 2π to the angle gives the same point. Also, if r is negative, then we can get the same point by adding π to the angle and taking the absolute value of r.

Step 4 :In this case, we have r=6 and θ=2π3. We can get a new representation by adding 2π to the angle. This gives θ=2π3+2π=4π3.

Step 5 :Since r is negative, we can also get a new representation by adding π to the angle and taking the absolute value of r. This gives r=6 and θ=2π3+π=π3.

Step 6 :Final Answer: The two additional polar representations of the point are (6,4π3) and (6,π3)

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