Sign convention in Mohr's circle

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Homework Statement


I doubt that is the following notes (in the first picture), correct or not?
Because i couldn't find any proof in the other book...

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Can I say that consider σ positive to right and τ positive downward, orientation (θ) clockwise as positve , rather than counterclockwise is positive ?
 
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  • Printed notes stating two Mohr circle sign conventions: (a) sigma positive to the right, tau positive downward, theta counter clockwise positive, referring to Figure 1.19(a); (b) sigma positive to the right, tau positive upward, theta clockwise positive, referring to Figure 1.19(b).
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  • Two Mohr's circle diagrams labelled (a) and (b) showing rotation sign conventions, followed by a labelled Mohr's circle with centre C, radius R, axes sigma and tau, and points X, X', Y, Y' with stresses sigma_x, sigma_y, tau_xy, sigma_ave, sigma_min and sigma_max.
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