Polar Graphing
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Note:
You can use a negative
q
step
. If so,
q
min
must be greater than
q
max
.
Standard values (set when you select
6:ZoomStd
from the
„
Zoom
toolbar menu) are:
You may need to change the standard values for the
q
variables (
q
min
,
q
max
,
q
step
) to
ensure that enough points are plotted.
Setting the Graph Format
Setting the Graph Format
Setting the Graph Format
Setting the Graph Format
To display coordinates as
r
and
q
values, use:
q
step
Increment for the
q
value. Polar equations are evaluated
at:
r(
q
min)
r(
q
min+
q
step)
r(
q
min+2(
q
step))
... not to exceed ...
r(
q
max)
xmin
,
xmax
,
ymin
,
ymax
Boundaries of the viewing window.
xscl
,
yscl
Distance between tick marks on the x and y axes.
q
min = 0.
xmin =
L
10.
ymin =
L
10.
q
max = 2
p
(6.2831853... radians or
360 degrees)
xmax = 10.
ymax = 10.
q
step =
p
/24
(.1308996... radians or 7.5
degrees)
xscl = 1.
yscl = 1.
Variable
Description
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