Converting to Cartesian Form in Polar Coordinates

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thomas49th

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Should I convert it all to a Cartesian form?
Will I be using tan somewhere along the way?

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thomas49th said:

Should I convert it all to a Cartesian form?

Nooo

… leave it as it is …

it's a perfect problem for solving in polar coordinates.