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Generate coordinate based on random angle from original coordinate in MATLAB

I have the coordinates of the original position (x,y). I have to move at a fixed distance R from this point at a random angle between 0-360degree. How do i do this in MATLAB.

I am not looking to plot this, but just generate the new coordinate.

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Solution 
  • angle = 360*rand; % random angle between 0-360
[xv,yv] =pol2cart(angle*pi/180,R); % convert polar coordinates to cartersian
% add vector (xv, yv) to original coordinates
x2 = x + xv;
y2 = y + yv;