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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2014 Paper 1 14 c Solution by
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Use the convention , , , with measured from the positive vertical axis. The squared radius isSince the horizontal radial distance is for finite ,The horizontal angle advances with . Thus the spherical coordinates areAn unwrapped continuous azimuth is simply ; a principal-angle convention introduces harmless jumps by . The polar angle stays in and approaches the two poles only as .
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