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Complex Numbers and Polar Coordinates
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Section 1

The Polar Coordinate System

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Introduction to the Polar Coordinate System

The polar coordinate system is an alternate coordinate system where the two variables are $r$ and $\theta$, instead of $x$ and $y$.

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Converting Between Polar and Cartesian Coordinates

Polar and Cartesian coordinates can be interconverted using the Pythagorean Theorem and trigonometry.

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Conics in Polar Coordinates

Polar coordinates allow conic sections to be expressed in an elegant way.

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Other Curves in Polar Coordinates

Some curves have a simple expression in polar coordinates, whereas they would be very complex to represent in Cartesian coordinates.

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