rectangular coordinates
Britishplural noun
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If c is a constant, then in rectangular coordinates, surfaces of the form x = c, y = c, or z = c are all planes.
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Use x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ, and dA = r dr dθ to convert an integral in rectangular coordinates to an integral in polar coordinates.
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The equation of the circle can be transformed into rectangular coordinates using the coordinate transformation formulas in Equation 1.8.
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In the xy-plane, the right triangle shown in Figure 2.89 provides the key to transformation between cylindrical and Cartesian, or rectangular, coordinates.
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In oblique as well as rectangular coordinates equations of the second degree represent conics.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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