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Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers · Challenge problem

The line through the pole that makes an angle of 50∘50^\circ with the polar axis meets the cardioid r=3+3cos⁡θr = 3 + 3\cos\theta at the pole and at two other points PP and QQ. Find PQPQ.