Consider a point with rectangular coordinates (x, y). If x<0 then the polar coordinates of the point are (r,θ) where r≥0 and −π/2≤θ<3 π/2and:

r=

θ=

If x≥0 then the polar coordinates of the point are (r,θ) where r≥0 and −π/2≤θ<3 π/2 and:

r=

θ=

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