Mega Code Archive
Define a method to convert Cartesian (x,y) coordinates to Polar
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def polar(x,y)
theta = Math.atan2(y,x) # Compute the angle
r = Math.hypot(x,y) # Compute the distance
[r, theta] # The last expression is the return value
end
distance, angle = polar(2,2)
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