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Rotational Motion: Polar Coordinates

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Explanations 1

When a top spins on its axis, a planet about its orbit, or a wheel around its axis, it is cumbersome to use the Cartesian coordinates xxx and yyy. In Cartesian coordinates, circ…
By G. Edward Marti, Jason Wrinkle, Victor Wang

Problems 1

What are the polar coordinates of the point (x,y)=(1,3)(x,y) = (1,\sqrt{3})(x,y)=(1,3)?