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Suppose I have: 

f[r_, ϕ_] = C1 Cos[ϕ]r + C3 Sin[3 ϕ] r + C4 Sin[4 ϕ] r^4;

How do I extract the coefficient of a chosen trigonometric term, let's say Cos[ϕ]?

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    $\begingroup$ Coefficient[f[r, \[Phi]], Cos[\[Phi]]] $\endgroup$
    – Hubble07
    Commented Nov 7, 2015 at 9:23
  • $\begingroup$ @Hubble07 answer? $\endgroup$
    – Yves Klett
    Commented Nov 21, 2015 at 11:04
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    $\begingroup$ If f is meant to be an expression obtained from a computation, then the form of the expression might determine the answer. For example, Coefficient[TrigExpand@f[r, ϕ], Cos[ϕ]]. If this is an issue, FourierCoefficient might be appropriate. $\endgroup$
    – Michael E2
    Commented Nov 21, 2015 at 17:37

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Try the following:

 Coefficient[f[r, ϕ], Cos[ϕ]]
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