On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:11:13 +0200, ajjones <u25959@uwe> wrote:

> Can someone please explain angular coordinates??
>

Morten Wennevik wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Angular (or polar) coordinates uses an angle and a distance from a central
>point to describe a point in space.
>
> z
> /
> /
> /
> x--------y
>
>The angle between xy and xz describes which line z lies in, and the
>distance from x to z, the radius.
>
>To convert angular coordinates to cartesian coordinates, you typically use
>Cosine and Sine
>
>This page should give a clearer description
>
>[Polar and Cartesian Coordinates]
>http://www.mathsisfun.com/polar-cartesian-coordinates.html
>
>> Can someone please explain angular coordinates??
>