Polar Coordinates

Polar Coordinates are another way to graph dots like rectangular coordinates. The difference is that rectangular coordinates are plotted with x and y coordinates (x, y) while polar coordinates are done through r and beta (r, beta). Beta is represented with a symbol that looks like a zero with a horizontal line crossing the middle. r represents the circles that protrude outward while beta represents the position of the circle it is located. Each polar coordinate can be graphed in 4 different ways, (+, +), (-, +), (-, -), (+, -). To find r with rectangular coordinates, you use the formula r^2 = x^2 +y^2. This form of graph overall is almost equivalent to rectangular coordinates except the graph used for polar coordinates is circular.