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Since the default coordinate system is the Cartesian (x,y) system, it’s necessary to specify when working in other coordinate systems.  Working in polar coordinates requires the use of the plots[polarplot] command (typing ?polarplot as a command in Maple will take you to the Help page for more information).  Note that polarplot is part of the plots package.  Here are several simple examples:

Plotting a sine function>>  Link to Polar1 example.

Plotting a Circle (fixed radius)>>  Link to Circle example.

Plotting a Line (fixed angle)>>  Link to AngleLine example.

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