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polar equation

American

noun

Mathematics.

an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.

polar equation British

noun

an equation in polar coordinates

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Origin of polar equation

First recorded in 1840–50

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Find a polar equation of the conic with focus at the origin, eccentricity of and directrix:

From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020

For the following exercises, find the polar equation for the curve given as a Cartesian equation.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

TRY IT #5 Rewrite the polar equation in Cartesian form.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

The Cartesian or rectangular equation is plotted on the rectangular grid, and the polar equation is plotted on the polar grid.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

They are the unknown quantity of the polar equation.

From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Robert E. (Robert Edwin) Peary

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