I Problem with polar coordinates

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Hello,

I have a question about polar coordinates.

It is
\vec r = \begin{pmatrix}r cos\phi \\ rsin\phi \\ z\end{pmatrix}=r\cdot \vec e_r + z\cdot \vec e_z
and than is
\ddot{\vec r} = (\ddot{r}-r\dot{\phi}^2)\vec e_r + (r\ddot{\phi} +2\dot{r}\dot{\phi})\vec e_{\phi} + \ddot{z}\vec e_z

The following I got on the exercise
m\cdot \begin{pmatrix}\ddot{x} \\ \ddot{y} \\ \ddot{z}\end{pmatrix} =m\cdot \begin{pmatrix}0 \\ 0 \\ -g\end{pmatrix} + 2\lambda \begin{pmatrix}-x\cdot cos^2 \alpha \\ -y\cdot cos^2 \alpha \\ z\cdot sin^2 \alpha\end{pmatrix}

I have three components now. One component is an equation(I, II and III).

I also got following hint:
I:\cos\phi + III: \tan\alpha
z=\frac{r}{\tan \alpha}

When I use this hints, I got this:
\frac{\ddot x}{\cos \phi}+\frac{\ddot{z}}{\tan \alpha} = -\frac{g}{\tan \alpha}

Until this point, it should be all clear to me, I guess.

Apprently you will get following, if you go further:
\frac{(\ddot{r}-r\dot{\phi}^2)cos \phi-(2\dot{r}\dot{\phi}+r\ddot{\phi})\sin \phi}{\cos \phi}+\frac{\ddot{r}}{\tan^2 \alpha}+ \frac{g}{\tan \alpha}=0

My Questions:
1. Why is \ddot{x} = (\ddot{r}-r\dot{\phi}^2)cos \phi-(2\dot{r}\dot{\phi}+r\ddot{\phi})\sin \phi, apperently?2. And why is 2\dot{r}\dot{\phi}+r\ddot{\phi}=0?

I hope someone can help me with this case.

Kind regards,
Gamdschiee
 
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You get the first expression if you differentiate x = r cos(ϕ) twice.
Where does the second equation come from? It is not true in general.
 
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