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Andrea Termine
Andrea Termine

Reputation: 1

Vector/line from polar coordinates

How can i draw a vector/line starting from polar coordinates (magnitude and angle) instead of rectangular coordinates (x, y) in python with matplotlib? I started learning python just a couple days ago.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2622

Answers (1)

Patashu
Patashu

Reputation: 21783

Translate polar co-ordinates to cartesian co-ordinates by doing the following:

x = magnitude*cos(angle)
y = magnitude*sin(angle)

Note: Double check if you are using degrees or radians. Usually cos and sin expect radians. To translate from angle to radians, multiply by (2*pi)/360. To translate from radians to angle, multiply by 360/(2*pi).

Upvotes: 1

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