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The equation of the polar of a point with respect to a circle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2008

R. J. T. Bell
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The equation of the polar of a point (x′, y′) with respect to a circle x2 + y2 = r2 can be found very easily by the use of

either the perpendicular or the intercept form of the equation of a straight line.

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Research Article
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Edinburgh Mathematical Notes , Volume 13 , May 1913 , pp. 149 - 151
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1913