Cylindrical Coordinates Calculator
MathConvert a point from Cartesian (x, y, z) coordinates to cylindrical (rho, theta, z) coordinates.
Radial Distance (rho)
Distance from the z-axis to the point, sqrt(x^2+y^2).
Angle (theta, degrees)
53.1301
Angle from the positive x-axis, measured in the xy-plane, in the range (-180, 180].
Height (z)
5.0000
Height above the xy-plane, unchanged from the Cartesian z-coordinate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are cylindrical coordinates?
Cylindrical coordinates describe a point in 3D space using a radial distance (rho) from the z-axis, an angle (theta) around the z-axis, and a height (z), extending 2D polar coordinates into three dimensions.
Why does this calculator only convert from Cartesian to cylindrical?
This covers the more common direction (converting measured x, y, z coordinates into cylindrical form). To convert the other way, use x = rho*cos(theta), y = rho*sin(theta), and z stays the same.
Why use atan2 instead of a plain arctangent for theta?
A plain arctan(y/x) cannot tell which quadrant the point is in and fails when x is 0. atan2(y,x) handles all four quadrants correctly and always returns an angle in the range (-180, 180].
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