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, π/2)

Focus is (0, 0)

Directrix is parallel to the polar axis and is 1 unit(s) above 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