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Hi, bit stuck on Desmos (first time user!) How do you add Theta into the equation box, I want to use it to be able to show variances in the angle. Thanks

Reply 1

mosaurlodon

Im pretty sure desmos only allows x,y so you can just replace theta by x?
What are you trying to graph?

Reply 2

mqb2766

Original post by Pablo999

Hi, bit stuck on Desmos (first time user!) How do you add Theta into the equation box, I want to use it to be able to show variances in the angle. Thanks

Just type "theta" (without the quotes) and desmos will parse it
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/n6frorafko
Though it is a button under "keyboard" - "ABC"

(edited 1 month ago)

Reply 3

Pablo999

Original post by mqb2766

Just type "theta" (without the quotes) and desmos will parse it
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/n6frorafko
Though it is a button under "keyboard" - "ABC"

Great, thanks for your help.

Reply 4

mosaurlodon

Oh I didnt even know you could do that! I was confused as theta=y doesn't work but y=theta does - I guess you just cant make theta as a function of anything.

Reply 5

mqb2766

In polar coordinates you usually use theta as the independent variable so
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/e2hjh6dbjy
and I guess they put a bit of parsing in to make sensible guesses about Cartesian/polar and dependent/independent, but cant say I know chapter and verse. I just usually try it and see if it works.