Find an equation in rectangular coordinates for the cylindrical equation $r^2 + z^2 = 16$
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Recall that in cylindrical coordinates, r represents the distance from the origin to a point in the xy-plane, and θ represents the angle that the line connecting the origin to the point makes with the positive x-axis. The z-coordinate remains the same as in Show more…
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