Convertion of Coordinate Systems
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 )
Subject:
Trigonometry [1]
Subject X2:
Trigonometry [1]