Name | Cardioid | Limaçon without inner loop | Limaçon with inner loop |
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Polar equations | \(r=a\pm a \ \cos\theta,\;a>0\) | \(r=a\pm b \ \cos\theta,\;0\lt b\lt a\) | \(r=a\pm b \ \cos\theta,\;0\lt a\lt b\) |
\(r=a\pm a \ \sin\theta,\;a>0\) | \(r=a\pm b \ \sin\theta,\;0\lt b\lt a\) | \(r=a\pm b \ \sin\theta,\;0\lt a\lt b\) | |
Typical graph |
Name | Lemniscate (See p. 677) | Rose with three petals | Rose with four petals |
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Polar equations | \(r^2 = a^2 \ \cos (2\theta),\;a>0\) | \(r=a \ \sin(3\theta),\;a>0\) | \(r=a \ \sin(2\theta),\;a>0\) |
\(r^2 = a^2 \ \sin (2\theta),\;a>0\) | \(r=a \ \cos(3\theta),\;a>0\) | \(r=a \ \cos(2\theta),\;a>0\) | |
Typical graph |