Exercise · ZW-CYLINDRICAL-AND-SPHERICAL-COORDINATES-003 · ★☆☆ Basic
A point has spherical coordinates \((\rho,\theta,\varphi)=(2,\pi/2,\pi/2)\). What are its rectangular coordinates?
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- D. \((0,2,0)\)
Explanation
With \(\varphi=\pi/2\) the point lies in the \(xy\)-plane (\(z=\rho\cos\varphi=0\)), and with \(\theta=\pi/2\) on the positive \(y\)-axis at distance \(2\): \((0,2,0)\).
Review the concept: Cylindrical and spherical coordinates
Cylindrical coordinates \((r,\theta,z)\) and spherical coordinates \((\rho,\theta,\varphi)\) locate a point in space with distances and angles, and simplify solids with rotational symmetry.
\[\begin{aligned}x&=r\cos\theta,\ y=r\sin\theta,\ z=z\\x&=\rho\sin\varphi\cos\theta,\ y=\rho\sin\varphi\sin\theta,\ z=\rho\cos\varphi\end{aligned}\]
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