Question

Why do you need to find the distance between two polar coordinates?

Answer 1

Let say you have points `A(r_1,θ_1),Β(r_2,θ_2)` you must convert them to cartesian coordinates `A(x_1,y_1),Β(x_2,y_2)` and then use the distance formula `D=sqrt((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)`