Polar coordinates are similar to coordinates on a unit circle but a little different. To graph polar coordinates you need to use r and theta. Theta is the angle of the coordinate and r is equal to the radius. There are four different ways to graph polar coordinates with a positive r and theta, negative r and theta, positive r negative theta, negative r positive theta. You can also convert rectangular points to polar points using the formula r^2=x^2+y^2; tantheta=y/x. To convert polar coordinates to rectangular use the formula x=rcostheta y=rsintheta. Here is a picture of a polar coordinate graph.
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