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polar equation

American  

noun

Mathematics.
  1. an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.


polar equation British  

noun

  1. an equation in polar coordinates

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of polar equation

First recorded in 1840–50

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

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

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

For the following exercises, use a graphing calculator to sketch the graph of 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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