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Analytic geometry

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Analytic geometry is a branch of mathematics which study geometry using cartesian coordinates (polar coordinates) or valid transformation of coordinates in the description of geometric shapes.

Example of coordinates in the three space


In the figure we can see how a point in 3-space is described in polar coordinates and the transformation from polar coordinates to euclidean is

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