Sporistics
The Cardioid Curve
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By quantamania
12/06/2008 - 23:08:27
Type: City Hall building
Rating: 6.43 (Good)
Tags: algebraic, cardioid, circles, curve, cusp, heart-shaped, high school, locus, mathematics, parametric, plot, points, polar, quantamania, resemblance, trigonometry
Description
A heart-shaped parameteric curve that has a very simple polar equation. It has a cusp in the middle of the curve. There are equations for each of the four directions it can point towards. The polar equation is r = a*(cos theta - 1).
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By drhoz
your demented brilliance continues to astound me :D