Speed in polar coordinates (given transverse velocity and radial velocity)
Formula
V
velocity
VT
transverse velocity
VR
radial velocity
Formula description
In polar coordinates, a two-dimensional velocity is described by a radial velocity, defined as the component of velocity away from or toward the origin (also known as velocity made good), and an angular velocity, which is the rate of rotation about the origin (with positive quantities representing counter-clockwise rotation and negative quantities representing clockwise rotation, in a right-handed coordinate system).