The polar equation is .
Graph the polar equation in cartesian plane: on
.
Observe the graph:
\The equation is maximum at
and minimum at
.
The equation has sine function is symmetricla about the line
.
As increases from
to
,
decreases from
to
.
As increases from
to
,
decreases from
to
.
As increases from
to
,
increases from
to
.
As increases from
to
,
increases from
to
.
The cartesian graph with on the horizontal axis and
on the verticalaxis.
The transformation of with amplitude
, reflected over the
-axis and shifted up by
unit. So
will vary by
from the middle line of
, or between
and
and complete one cycle from
to
, the resulting curve is limcon curve with inner loop.
Graph the polar eqation:
\
Graph of the polar equation in cartesian plane is