Expressing cartesian curves in polar form

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Express the following in cartesian curves in polar form
i) 4x-5y=2
Not sure how to do this

ii) (x-3)^2+(y-4)^2=25
r=9cos16(theta)
Is this correct ?

Any help would be great
 
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mariechap89 said:
Express the following in cartesian curves in polar form
i) 4x-5y=2
Not sure how to do this

ii) (x-3)^2+(y-4)^2=25
r=9cos16(theta)
Is this correct ?

Any help would be great

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