cart2pol
Transforms Cartesian coordinates to polar or cylindrical.
📝Syntax
[theta, rho] = cart2pol(x, y)
[theta, rho, z] = cart2pol(x, y, z)
📥Input Arguments
Parameter Description
x a numeric value (double or single real): Cartesian coordinates
y a numeric value (double or single real): Cartesian coordinates
z a numeric value (double or single real): Cartesian coordinates
📤Output Arguments
Parameter Description
theta a numeric value: Angular coordinate.
rho a numeric value: Radial coordinate.
z a numeric value: Elevation coordinate.
📄Description
cart2pol transforms Cartesian coordinates to polar or cylindrical.
💡Examples
x = [5 3.5355 0 -10];
y = [0 3.5355 10 0];
[theta, rho] = cart2pol(x, y)
x = [1 2.1213 0 -5];
y = [0 2.1213 4 0];
z = [7 8 9 10];
[theta, rho, el] = cart2pol(x, y, z)
🔗See Also
pol2cart
🕔Version History
Version Description
1.0.0 initial version
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