# calculus help

Find an equation in cylindrical coordinates for
the rectangular equation.
y^2 = x

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1. y = r sinθ
x = r cosθ

r^2 sin^2θ = r cosθ
r = cosθ/sin^2θ = cscθ cotθ

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