Random vector $(X,Y)$ is uniformly distributed on the disk. Find the joint distribution of $R=\sqrt{X^2+Y^2}$ and $\theta =\arctan (Y/X)$

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Random vector $(X,Y)$ is uniformly distributed on the disk $D_r$ defined by $$D_r=\{(x,y)\in \mathbb R^2\mid x^2+y^2\leq r\}.$$ Find the joint distribution of $R=\sqrt{X^2+Y^2}$ and $\Theta=\arctan\frac{Y}{X}$.

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The common cumulative distribution of $R=\sqrt{X^2+Y^2}$ and $\Theta=\arctan\left(\frac YX\right)$ is by definition

$$F_{R,\Theta}(p,t)=P(R<p\cap\Theta<t)=\frac{T_{red}}{r^2\pi}=\frac{p^2\frac{t}{2\pi}}{r^2}, \,\,\, 0\le p\le r,\,\,0\le t \le 2\pi$$ where $T_{red}$ is the area of the red region depicted below.

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The common density can be calculated by taking the following second order partial derivative:

$$f_{R,\Theta}(p,t)=\frac{\partial^2}{\partial p\partial t}F_{R,\Theta}(p,t)=\begin{cases} \frac p{\pi r^2},& \text{ if } 0\le p\le r,\,\,0\le t \le 2\pi\\ 0,&\text{ otherwise. } \end{cases}$$