Polar and Rectangular Coordinates

This shows the relationship between polar and rectangular coordinates.

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Look at just the polar coordinates, and then look at just the rectangular cooridnates. Then check both boxes and look at both. Use this to see the relationship between the polar and rectangular coordinates.

Jennifer Ord, Created with GeoGebra