std::atan2

From Cppreference

Computes the inverse tangent of y/x using the signs of arguments to correctly determine quadrant.

4) If any argument has integral type, it is cast to double. If any other argument is long double, then the return type is long double, otherwise it is double.

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arc tangent of y/x in radians in the range of [-π; π] radians.

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#include <cmath>
#include <utility>
#include <iostream>
 
std::pair<double, double> cartesian_to_polar(double x, double y)
{
    return {std::hypot(x, y), std::atan2(y,x)};
}
 
int main()
{
    std::pair<double, double> polar = cartesian_to_polar(1, 1);
    std::cout << "(1,1) cartesian is (" << polar.first
               << "," << polar.second<< ") polar\n";
}

Output:

(1,1) cartesian is (1.41421,0.785398) polar

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