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Conver the equation y=2 to polar form. Then solve the resulting equation for r.
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Conver the equation y=2 to polar form. Then solve the resulting equation for r. Thanks-example-1
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This is something to memorize

y = r*sin(theta)

so if y = 2, then

2 = r*sin(theta)

Divide both sides by sin(theta) to get

r = 2/sin(theta)
r = 2csc(theta)
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