Cartesian Coordinates

Coordinates where the position of a point is described by the distance it is from 2 lines in 2 dimensional space or from 3 planes in 3 dimensional space.

The transformation from polar to rectangular coordinates is:

The transformation from rectangular to polar coordinates is:

The transformation from spherical to rectangular coordinates is:

The transformation from cartesian to spherical coordinates is:

See also: Cartesian Plane, Coordinates, Polar Coordinates, Spherical Coordinates.