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Converting Polar Coordinates to Rectangular Coordinates : (r,degrees)= (-5,-55 degrees)

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Find the rectangular coordinates of the point (r,degrees)= (-5,-55 degrees).

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Polar coordinates are converted to rectangular coordinates in the given solution.

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