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converting from polar to rectangular?
I've come up with a polar position vector with respect to time that I'd like to convert into rectangular coordinates. Any thoughts on how to do this?It only needs to remain true for the first 180 degrees
s=t^2 (theta direction) + (1 - 0.01*t)(radial direction)
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- ChicLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
You have to use a secant correction algorithm.
- deflagratedLv 41 decade ago
x = r sin(theta) cos(phi)
y = r sin(theta) sin(phi)
z = r cos(theta)
(r is the length of the vector)
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