rectangular coordinates
Britishplural noun
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Use x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ, and dA = r dr dθ to convert an integral in rectangular coordinates to an integral in polar coordinates.
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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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The formulas to convert from spherical coordinates to rectangular coordinates may seem complex, but they are straightforward applications of trigonometry.
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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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