Convert the Point Whose Polar Coordinates Are $( 1 / \sqrt { 2 } , 3 \pi / 4 )$

question 57

Multiple Choice

Convert the point whose polar coordinates are $( 1 / \sqrt { 2 } , 3 \pi / 4 )$ to rectangular coordinates

• A) \(\left( \frac { 3 } { 2 } , \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } \right)\)
• B) \(\left( - \frac { 1 } { 2 } , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)\)
• C) \(( - \sqrt { 2 } , \sqrt { 2 } )\)
• D) \(( \sqrt { 3 } , \sqrt { 2 } )\)
• E) \(( - 1,1 )\)

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