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@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ the angular coordinate $\varphi$ is dimensionless.
<figure markdown>
![image](figures/Coordinates_7_0.svg)
<figcaption>In this example of a polar plot, you can distinguish the radial coordinate (0.2, 0.4 etc.)
from the angular one expressed in degrees ($0^\circ$, $45^\circ$ etc.).</figcaption>
<figcaption>In this example of a polar plot, you can distinguish the radial coordinate (0.2, 0.4 etc.) \\from the angular one expressed in degrees ($0^\circ$, $45^\circ$ etc.).</figcaption>
</figure>
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ We can use the same arguments also for the area: since the different
segments are approximately perpendicular, we find the area by simply
multiplying them:
!!! info "Surface element in polar coordinates
!!! info "Surface element in polar coordinates"
$$dA = r dr d\varphi.$$
This is an important formula to remember for integrating in polar
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