Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - The Rectangular Coordinate System - 1.2 Problem Set - Page 26: 92

Answer

$r = \sqrt{13}$

Work Step by Step

The terminal side of $\theta$ in its standard position is represented by the blue line in the figure. To find the distance from the origin to $(2,-3)$, we use the distance formula $$r=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}\\r=\sqrt{(2-0)^2+(-3-0)^2}=\sqrt{13}$$
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