Use the eval command to make substitutions into the equations on the right in Table 7.5.1, and then apply the evalf command to obtain floating-point equivalents.
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The only tool in Maple for converting coordinates of a point is the MapToBasis command in the Student VectorCalculus package, a package in which points are represented as vectors. The BasisFormat command sets the display mode for vectors in this package.
Initialize
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Install the Student VectorCalculus package.
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Set the display format for vectors.
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Change to spherical coordinates
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Notice that is given by the arctangent function and not by the arccosine function.