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How do I plot a series of data as a polar graph (ie. with circular axes that
go from 0-180 degrees)?
 
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Tushar Mehta

How do I plot a series of data as a polar graph (ie. with circular axes that
go from 0-180 degrees)?
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Create a XY Scatter chart recognizing that R,theta and X,Y are related
through:

X=R*cos(theta) Y=R*sin(theta)

theta is expressed in radians, if you have angles in degrees, convert
to radians through RADIANS(theta-in-degrees) or with the equation
theta-in-radians = theta-in-degrees / 180 * PI()

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