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Counterclockwise 2001-09-14
From Rolanda:
When Descartes invented the coordinate system he decided to number them counter-clockwise. Why?
Answered by Chris Fisher.
Why counterclockwise? 2000-02-21
From Drew:
Why do the numbers of quadrants in a graph increase in a counter clockwise pattern? Why aren't they numbered increasingly in a clockwise pattern?
Answered by Chris Fisher.
Clockwise or Counterclockwise? 1999-10-27
From Tim:
A particle moves around the circle x2 + y2 = 1 with an x-velocity component dx/dt = y
  1. Find dy/dt

  2. Does the particle travel clockwise or counterclockwise around the circle? Why?

Answered by Harley Weston.
 
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