From Wolfram Mathworld[1], we see the following relations:
ρ^=cosϕπ±^+sinϕπ²^ϕ^=−sinϕπ±^+cosϕπ²^π³^=π³^
Additionally, it has already been shown on the same page[1] that:
ρ=x2+y2x=ρcosϕy=ρsinϕ
Now, we simply need to combine these relations together to obtain:
cosϕ=xx2+y2sinϕ=yx2+y2
And hence:
ρ^=xx2+y2π±^+yx2+y2π²^=xπ±^+yπ²^x2+y2ϕ^=−yx2+y2π±^+xx2+y2π²^=−yπ±^+xπ²^x2+y2π³^=π³^
As was to be demonstrated.
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