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Polar Coordinates

x = 2

r = 2.83

y = 2

θ = 0.79

Points in two-dimensional space are commonly specified using either rectilinear (

- and

-) coordinates or polar (radial and angular) coordinates. Use the locator to see how these coordinates change as a point moves in the plane.

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