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  2. Polar coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    In blue, the point (4, 210°). In mathematics, the polar coordinate system is a two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined by a distance from a reference point and an angle from a reference direction. The reference point (analogous to the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system) is called the pole, and the ...

  3. Pole and polar - Wikipedia

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    Pole and polar. The polar line q to a point Q with respect to a circle of radius r centered on the point O. The point P is the inversion point of Q; the polar is the line through P that is perpendicular to the line containing O, P and Q. In geometry, a pole and polar are respectively a point and a line that have a unique reciprocal relationship ...

  4. Spherical coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    This is the convention followed in this article. In mathematics, a spherical coordinate system is a coordinate system for three-dimensional space where the position of a given point in space is specified by three real numbers: the radial distance r along the radial line connecting the point to the fixed point of origin; the polar angle θ ...

  5. Coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    Coordinate system. The spherical coordinate system is commonly used in physics. It assigns three numbers (known as coordinates) to every point in Euclidean space: radial distance r, polar angle θ (theta), and azimuthal angle φ (phi). The symbol ρ (rho) is often used instead of r.

  6. Mechanics of planar particle motion - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Mechanics of planar particle motion[1] is the analysis of the motion of particles gravitationally attracted to one another which are observed from non-inertial reference frames [2][3][4] and the generalization of this problem to planetary motion. [5] This type of analysis is closely related to centrifugal force, two-body problem, orbit ...

  7. Log-polar coordinates - Wikipedia

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    Log-polar coordinates. In mathematics, log-polar coordinates (or logarithmic polar coordinates) is a coordinate system in two dimensions, where a point is identified by two numbers, one for the logarithm of the distance to a certain point, and one for an angle. Log-polar coordinates are closely connected to polar coordinates, which are usually ...

  8. Cylindrical coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    Cylindrical coordinate system. A cylindrical coordinate system with origin O, polar axis A, and longitudinal axis L. The dot is the point with radial distance ρ = 4, angular coordinate φ = 130°, and height z = 4. A cylindrical coordinate system is a three-dimensional coordinate system that specifies point positions by the distance from a ...

  9. File:Polar coordinate.pdf - Wikipedia

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