Why do we need coordinate systems other than the rectangular coordinate system?
Why do we need coordinate systems other than rectangular coordinate system?
What is coordinate geometry? How is it used in real life? Geographic Coordinate System: What are latitude and longitude? Instruments for coordinate transform? What is coordinate bond? What are some real world applications of Barycentric Coordinate geometry? What is a coordinate bond? Why are latitudes parallel and longitudes convergent? What is difference between model, working and screen coordinate system? What is a projection operator? Why are the shapes of planets and stars spherical? Why aren't they square or any other shape? What is the difference between orthographic projection and isometric projection? Are projection transformation affine? Why monitor made in rectangular shape? Why do certain polygons not tessellate? Why is every display monitor square or rectangular in shape, not spherical or circular? Why can flat maps never be as accurate as a globe? Why isn't a rhombus a square? What distortions can be introduced by projecting maps? Why are maps important? What does it mean by world and world coordinate in computer graphics? Why are stars and planets spherical instead of having other shapes? What is the difference between vector and coordinates? Why does Sin correspond to the y coordinate, and why does Cosine correspond to the x coordinate? Why are maps important? What are some types? Can I let x axis -vertical and y axis-horizontal in 2D coordinate system? Why are TV screens and monitors made in a rectangular shape? Geometry: Why are there [math]2\pi[/math] radians in a circle? What are the major lines of longitude and latitude? What purpose do they serve? The projection of a vector sq rt of 4 on the x-y plane has the magnitude? Why are screens (TVs, computers, etc) rectangular?