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35 %% @deftypefn {Function File} {@var{point} = } polarPoint (@var{rho}, @var{theta})
36 %% @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{point} = } polarPoint (@var{theta})
37 %% @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{point} = } polarPoint (@var{point}, @var{rho}, @var{theta})
38 %% @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{point} = } polarPoint (@var{x0}, @var{y0}, @var{rho}, @var{theta})
39 %%Create a point from polar coordinates (rho + theta)
41 %% Creates a point using polar coordinate. @var{theta} is angle with horizontal
42 %% (counted counter-clockwise, and in radians), and @var{rho} is the distance to
43 %% origin. If only angle is given radius @var{rho} is assumed to be 1.
45 %% If a point is given, adds the coordinate of the point to the coordinate of the specified
46 %% point. For example, creating a point with :
47 %% P = polarPoint([10 20], 30, pi/2);
48 %% will give a result of [40 20].
53 function point = polarPoint(varargin)
60 % process input parameters
61 if length(varargin)==1
63 elseif length(varargin)==2
66 elseif length(varargin)==3
72 elseif length(varargin)==4
79 point = [x0 + rho.*cos(theta) , y0+rho.*sin(theta)];