释义 |
Polar CoordinatesThe polar coordinates and are defined by
In terms of and ,
The Arc Length of a polar curve given by is
| (5) |
The Line Element is given by
| (6) |
and the Area element by
| (7) |
The Area enclosed by a polar curve is
| (8) |
The Slope of a polar function at the point is given by
| (9) |
The Angle between the tangent and radial line at the point is
| (10) |
A polar curve is symmetric about the -axis if replacing by in its equation produces an equivalentequation, symmetric about the -axis if replacing by in its equation produces an equivalentequation, and symmetric about the origin if replacing by in its equation produces an equivalent equation.
In Cartesian coordinates, the Position Vector and its derivatives are
In polar coordinates, the Unit Vectors and their derivatives are
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See also Cardioid, Circle, Cissoid, Conchoid, Curvilinear Coordinates, CylindricalCoordinates, Equiangular Spiral, Lemniscate, Limaçon, Rose |