Graphing Polar Equations of Conics

^{Links to other pages:} video clip on how to use Polar Equations program

Input

             Note: x = rCos(t) and y = rSin(t)

a =                           b =                           c =

View Window:    xMin         xMax         yMin         yMax

Table of Values:    tMin                 tMax                 Stepsize

             Make Charts (To make chart, click on 'Generate Table of Values' first.)

Vertex is (0.5, 0)

Focus is (0, 0)

Directrix is perpendicular to the polar axis and is 1 unit(s) to the right of the pole.

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t	x(t)	y(t)
-5
-4.9
-4.8
-4.7
-4.6
-4.5
-4.4
-4.3
-4.2
-4.1
-4
-3.9
-3.8
-3.7
-3.6
-3.5
-3.4
-3.3
-3.2
-3.1
-3
-2.9
-2.8
-2.7
-2.6
-2.5
-2.4
-2.3
-2.2
-2.1
-2
-1.9
-1.8
-1.7
-1.6
-1.5
-1.4
-1.3
-1.2
-1.1
-1
-0.9
-0.8
-0.7
-0.6
-0.5
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
5