| Polar | Cartesian | Java Drawing |
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You can convert polar co-ordinates to Cartesian x,y co-ordinates with:
// polar to Cartesian double x = Math.cos( angleInRadians ) * radius; double y = Math.sin( angleInRadians ) * radius; // Cartesian to polar. double radius = Math.sqrt( x * x + y * y ); double angleInRadians = Math.acos( x / radius );To convert to drawing co-ordinates you must round to integers and invert the sign of y, since y grows down in Java rather than up as in mathematics.
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