Graphing Polar Equations
This is tutorial on graphing polar equations by hand, or sketching, to help you gain deep understanding of these equations. Several examples with detailed solutions are presented. Points in polar coordinates are represented by (R , t) where R is the polar distance and t is the polar angle. The method of point-by-point is used here. Free polar graph paper is available.
Examples on Graphing Polar Equations with SolutionExample 1Graph the polar equation given by
Example 2Graph the polar equation given bySolution to Example 2
Example 3Graph the polar equation given by
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