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luc005.c

Problem Statement

Write a program to recive Cartesian co-ordinates (x, y) of a point and convert them into Polar co-ordinates (r, phi) Hint : r = sqrt (x^2 + y^2) and phi = tan^-1 (y/x)

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License MIT
Difficulty Beginner (index: 1 / 10)

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Source Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main()
{
    double x, y, r, phi;
    printf("Enter the Cartesian Co-Ordinates in this format 'x, y' : ");
    scanf("%lf, %lf", &x, &y);
    r = sqrt(pow(x, 2) + pow(y, 2));
    phi = atan2(y, x);
    printf("\nPolar Co-Ordinates are : (%g, %g Rad)", r, phi);
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (luc005.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <math.h>
    int main()
    {
        double x, y, r, phi;
        printf("Enter the Cartesian Co-Ordinates in this format 'x, y' : ");
        scanf("%lf, %lf", &x, &y);
        r = sqrt(pow(x, 2) + pow(y, 2));
        phi = atan2(y, x);
        printf("\nPolar Co-Ordinates are : (%g, %g Rad)", r, phi);
        return 0;
    }