Wait, you just wanted to convert it to rectangular. So then, why were you asking what to put down for r? Couldn't you have just drawn a right triangle and then used simple trig?
Not sure if you realize it or not, but your way isn't any different, it's pretty much how the formulas (x=rcos(theta) & y=...) are derived. The only difference is, your method takes a little bit longer.
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