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Transcribed Image Text:Obtain expressions in component form for the position vectors having the
following polar coordinates.
(a) 12.0 m, 160° counterclockwise from the +x axis
R =
m
(b) 3.40 cm, 70.0° counterclockwise from the +x axis
cm
(c) 24.0 in., 212° counterclockwise from the +x axis
R =
in.
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