Rectangular & Polar Coordinates
- Author:
- Kathlene Cevering
This applet allows you to move around a point to find the rectangular coordinates and the polar coordinates.
After playing around with the applet, consider these questions:
1: How can you convert from rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates? Come up with some sort of formula to use.
2: What are the major differences in rectangular coordinates versus polar coordinates? Think of at least two.
3: Why would rectangular coordinates be more useful than polar coordinates and vice versa? Think of specific examples.