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Generally Speaking => Power On => Topic started by: Hi on January 06, 2008, 10:52:51 PM

Title: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: Hi on January 06, 2008, 10:52:51 PM
coordinate system? I can't seem to shift it right three units.
Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: Rayquarian on January 06, 2008, 11:00:41 PM
Add 3.
Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: Hi on January 06, 2008, 11:01:15 PM
Quote from: Rayquarian on January 06, 2008, 11:00:41 PM
Add 3.
I've tried that, it distorts it.
Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: blue_slime on January 07, 2008, 08:30:00 AM
No.  Polar planes don't work like the Cartesian plane.  You have to rethink how the function works with a different center, which is difficult to do with something like a limacon.
Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: blue_slime on January 07, 2008, 10:36:22 AM
It's been years since I did that so...
There may be tricks I'm forgetting.
Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: Silverhawk79 on January 07, 2008, 12:24:17 PM
What level of math is that?
Trig?
Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: Zovistograt on January 07, 2008, 03:11:24 PM
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on January 07, 2008, 12:24:17 PM
What level of math is that?
Trig?
sounds like calc-ish
Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: Hi on January 07, 2008, 10:09:45 PM
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on January 07, 2008, 12:24:17 PM
What level of math is that?
Trig?
Math Analysis; the course before AP Calculus at my school.
Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: JMV on January 07, 2008, 10:16:22 PM
can you pleasei nclude a graph
Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: Hi on January 07, 2008, 10:21:52 PM
Here's one.

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Title: Re: Is there anyway to transform plane curves like the limacon in the polar...
Post by: JMV on January 07, 2008, 10:23:52 PM
wow :O
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