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12.6.7 Polar Graph

   

Polar graphs provide graphs of a data with respect to a polar coordinate system rather than a cartesian or rectangular coordinate system. A polar graph plots a point at some radial distance along a ray that creates a given angle with the positive X axis. For polar graphs, the angular measurement and radial components correspond to the X and Y coordinates in a line graph, respectively.

You can manipulate polar graphs just as you would line graphs, except you cannot display a label on the Y axis.

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Figure 12.14: Polar Graph


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999