Step 1:

The polar equation .

To identify the type of conic, rewrite the equation in the form   is a conic,

where is the eccentricity  and is the distance between the focus(pole) and the directrix.

Divide numarator and denominator by 2.

Compare with .

Since , the equation is ellipse.

Graph the above polar equation using some polar coordinates.

For  ,

For ,

For ,

For ,

For ,

For

Step 2:

Construct a table for a different values of .

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