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Polar Conics

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Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates and Their Graphs

Move the sliders to change the coefficients and pick either sinθ or cosθ to change the graph of the conic section:

r=ep1±esinθ or r=ep1±ecosθ

ep = 1

e = 0.5

     sin                cos

 

 


This page titled Polar Conics is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Larry Green.

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