polar equation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of polar equation
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
This is the polar equation of a conic with a focus at the origin, which we set up to be the Sun.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
Convert the polar equation to a Cartesian equation:
From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015
Now we will work in reverse; we will use information about the origin, eccentricity, and directrix to determine the polar equation.
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 Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)
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