The polar equation is
.
Construct a table for different values of
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Graph:
\(1) Draw the polar co-ordinate plane.
\(2) Plot the polar points.
\(3) Connect the points to a straight line.
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The graph of the polar equation
is not evident by simple inspection.
So convert it into rectangular form.
\Conversion from polar to rectangular equation :
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and
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The polar equation is
.
Consider
.

The rectangular form of
is
.
The graph of the polar equation
is

The rectangular form of
is
.