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Cartesian coordinates A diagram shows a point P in a plane with its position defined by both Cartesian coordinates (x, y) and polar coordinates (r, theta), forming a right triangle with the x-axis and y-axis labeled. Figure 1: The position vector x and the velocity vector v of a material point, the body force fdV acting on an element dV of volume, and the surface force TdS acting on an element dS of surface in a Cartesian coordinate system 1, 2, 3 (see text). Figure 1: Cartesian coordinates, rectangular (left) and oblique (right). (See text.)

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