Understanding Rectangular and Polar Coordinates

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This Demonstration considers the rectangular and polar coordinates of a point at the center of an orange circle. Drag the orange circle to change its location on the -
plane. Select "rectangular coordinates" to see or hide the rectangular coordinates of the point
. Select "polar coordinates" to see or hide the polar coordinates of the point
. The angle is in degrees, measured counterclockwise from the positive
axis. You can drag the table that contains the data.
Contributed by: Whasington Silvestre (June 13)
(Murray State University, Austin Peay State University, University of Puerto Rico, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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