Polar coordinate system

two-dimensional coordinate system where each point is determined by a distance from reference point and an angle from a reference direction

quantity kind

Corresponding Quantity Kind: coordinate system

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Formula(s) and quantities

Defining Formula: $\begin{array}{ccc}x& =& r\cos \theta \\ y& =& r\sin \theta \end{array}$

$x$ symbol represents Cartesian coordinate x

$y$ symbol represents Cartesian coordinate y

$r$ symbol represents radial coordinate

$\theta$ symbol represents polar angle

Contained entities

polar angle

radial coordinate

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_coordinate_system

Subclasses

orthogonal coordinate system

Further links

Item	Property
cissoid of Diocles	criterion used
coordinate system	specialized by
Kirsch equations	criterion used
lemniscate of Bernoulli	uses
radial line	has use
rotating cylinders inner wall	criterion used
rotating cylinders outer wall	criterion used
spherical coordinate system	specialized by
trisectrix of Maclaurin	uses
Tschirnhausen cubic	uses

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