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Cartesian - Polar

Learning objectives

  • To illustrate the transformation from polar to Cartesian (rectangular) Coordinates.

Cartesian / Polar conversion. You can move each point and switch from one coordinate system to the other.

The 2-D polar coordinates system involves the distance from the origin (r) and an azimuth angle (theta)

Click and drag the point A.

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