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Convertion of Coordinate Systems |
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From the Trig. Identities:
Rectangular coordinate can be converted to polar coordinates
and vice versa.
Polar to Rectangular: ( r ,
q ) to ( x
, y )
x = r cos
q
y = r sin q if r ³ 0
Rectangular to Polar: ( x , y ) to ( r ,
q
)

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