Coordiantes Flashcards

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1
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What do polar coordinates show?

A

r, θ

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What do cartesian coordinates show?

A

x, y

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How do you convert cartesian to polar?

A

using trigonometry to find the missing side and the angle of the triangle that x and y creates

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How do you convert negative cartesian coordinates to polar?

A

Figure out which quadrant the coordinate is in on a graph and add accordingly (x,y = no change, -x,y and -x,-y = add 180° to calculator value, x,-y = add 360° to calculator value)

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