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The equation defining a plane curve expressed in polar coordinates is known as a polar equation. In many cases, such an equation can simply be specified by defining r as a function of φ. The resulting curve then consists of points of the form (r(φ), φ) and can be regarded as the graph of the polar function r.
Construction of the limaçon r = 2 + cos(π – θ) with polar coordinates' origin at (x, y) = ( 1 / 2 , 0). In geometry, a limaçon or limacon / ˈ l ɪ m ə s ɒ n /, also known as a limaçon of Pascal or Pascal's Snail, is defined as a roulette curve formed by the path of a point fixed to a circle when that circle rolls around the outside of a circle of equal radius.
In geometry, a pole and polar are respectively a point and a line that have a unique reciprocal relationship with respect to a given conic section. Polar reciprocation in a given circle is the transformation of each point in the plane into its polar line and each line in the plane into its pole.
The Fermat spiral with polar equation = can be converted to the Cartesian coordinates (x, y) by using the standard conversion formulas x = r cos φ and y = r sin φ.Using the polar equation for the spiral to eliminate r from these conversions produces parametric equations for one branch of the curve:
where a is the radius of the circle, (,) are the polar coordinates of a generic point on the circle, and (,) are the polar coordinates of the centre of the circle (i.e., r 0 is the distance from the origin to the centre of the circle, and φ is the anticlockwise angle from the positive x axis to the line connecting the origin to the centre of ...
Devil's curve for a = 0.8 and b = 1. Devil's curve with ranging from 0 to 1 and b = 1 (with the curve colour going from blue to red).. In geometry, a Devil's curve, also known as the Devil on Two Sticks, is a curve defined in the Cartesian plane by an equation of the form [1]
giving a parametric form for the curve. The parameter t can be eliminated easily giving the Cartesian equation = (+). If the curve is translated horizontally by 8a and the signs of the variables are changed, the equations of the resulting right-opening curve are
Definition of slope angle and sector Animation showing the constant angle between an intersecting circle centred at the origin and a logarithmic spiral. The logarithmic spiral r = a e k φ , k ≠ 0 , {\displaystyle r=ae^{k\varphi }\;,\;k\neq 0,} has the following properties (see Spiral ):