Why is it that the parameters to the atan2 function are “backwards”? Ie, why does it accepts coordinates in the form y, x instead of the standard x, y?
Why is it that the parameters to the atan2 function are backwards? Ie, why
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Why is it that the parameters to the atan2 function are “backwards”? Ie, why does it accepts coordinates in the form y, x instead of the standard x, y?
Because it’s similar to
atan(y / x), withyas numerator andxas denominator.