<< deg2rad

Trigonometric functions

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pol2cart

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Transforms polar or cylindrical coordinates to Cartesian.

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Syntax

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[x, y] = pol2cart(theta, rho)

[x, y, z] = pol2cart(theta, rho, z)

Input argument

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theta

a numeric value: Angular coordinate.

rho

a numeric value: Radial coordinate.

z

a numeric value: Elevation coordinate.

Output argument

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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

Description

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pol2cart transforms polar or cylindrical coordinates to Cartesian.

Example

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theta = [0 pi/4 pi/2 pi];
rho = [5 5 10 10];
[x, y] = pol2cart(theta, rho)

See also

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cart2pol.

History

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Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

Author

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Allan CORNET