Graphs of Polar Equations

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Graphs of Polar Equations

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Names

• Limacon Curves (Pronounced Limason French word
  for Snail)
• Conics
• Rose Curves
• Circles
• Lines
• Lemniscate Curves

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Limacon
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Rose Curve
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Circle
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Line
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Lemniscate
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Relationships between Conics and Limacons

• If a limacon has a loop,
• then the conic is a hyperbola
• If the limacon has no loop,
• then the conic is an ellipse
• If the limacon is a cardioid,
• then the conic is a parabola

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Conic Sections
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