rectangular coordinates
Britishplural noun
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In this section we convert triple integrals in rectangular coordinates into a triple integral in either cylindrical or spherical coordinates.
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Figure 1.35 shows a spiral in rectangular coordinates.
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Some common equations of surfaces in rectangular coordinates along with corresponding equations in cylindrical coordinates are listed in Table 5.1.
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We also used this idea when we transformed double integrals in rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates and transformed triple integrals in rectangular coordinates to cylindrical or spherical coordinates to make the computations simpler.
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In oblique as well as rectangular coordinates equations of the second degree represent conics.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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