Cylindrical coordinates to cartesian coordinates

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The discussion focuses on converting cylindrical coordinates to Cartesian coordinates, specifically with the angle θ set to π/3. The conversion equations used are x = r cos(π/3) and y = r sin(π/3), leading to the results x = r/2 and y = r√3/2. The resulting equation for the plane is identified as y = √3x, which holds for all values of z, indicating a semi-plane parallel to the line defined by this equation.

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Hi there. Hi have in cylindrical coordinates that \theta=\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{3}, and I must make the graph, and take it into cartesian coordinates. How should I do?

I've tried this way:

\begin{Bmatrix}x=r\cos\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{3}\\y=r\sin\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{3} \\z=z\end{matrix}\Rightarrow{\begin{Bmatrix}x=\displaystyle\frac{r}{2}\\y={r\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt[ ]{3}}{2} \\z=z\end{matrix}}

I think its a semi-plane parallel to the line: 2\displaystyle\frac{y}{\sqrt[ ]{3}}-2x=0. I thought of working geometrically with it, taking another point. Or taking three points, but I think its probably easier someway, just from the equations system. I don't know how to take x and y, to make them a function of z.

Bye there!
 
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The equation for the plane is just y = \sqrt{3}x.
 
Thanks Raskolnikov, I didn't see it that way, y = \sqrt{3}x\forall{z}
 

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