Name Cardioid Limaçon without inner loop Limaçon with inner loop
Polar equations \(r=a\pm a \ \cos\theta,\;a>0\) \(r=a\pm b \ \cos\theta,\;0\lt b\lt a\) \(r=a\pm b \ \cos\theta,\;0\lt a\lt b\)
  \(r=a\pm a \ \sin\theta,\;a>0\) \(r=a\pm b \ \sin\theta,\;0\lt b\lt a\) \(r=a\pm b \ \sin\theta,\;0\lt a\lt b\)
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Table 7: Library of Polar Equations
Table 7: TABLE 7
Name Lemniscate (See p. 677) Rose with three petals Rose with four petals
Polar equations \(r^2 = a^2 \ \cos (2\theta),\;a>0\) \(r=a \ \sin(3\theta),\;a>0\) \(r=a \ \sin(2\theta),\;a>0\)
  \(r^2 = a^2 \ \sin (2\theta),\;a>0\) \(r=a \ \cos(3\theta),\;a>0\) \(r=a \ \cos(2\theta),\;a>0\)
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