coordinates: Generate Circular Coordinates

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coordinatesR Documentation

Generate Circular Coordinates

Description

Generates coordinates along a circular path.

Usage

coordinates(a, r)

Arguments

a

Numeric vector of angles (degrees).

r

Numeric scalar of the circle radius.

Details

Calculates xy coordinates along a circular path given a vector of angles and a specified radius. The center of the circle is at the origin (i.e., x = 0, y = 0). This function is helpful for calculating the vertices of circle and sector polygons.

Value

A numeric matrix of xy coordinates.

See Also

circle for plotting circle polygons.

sector for plotting sector polygons.

Examples

coordinates(a=c(90,180,270,360),r=1)

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