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Curve tracing

r=a
x=rcos  , y=rsin  x2  y2 =a x2  y2  a2 , circle

Fig28
r=acos 
2 a a2
r =arcos  , x2  y2 =ax , (x  )2  y 2 
2 4
, circle

Fig29

r=asin 
a a2
r2=arsin  , x 2  y 2  ay , x 2  ( y  )2 
2 4
, circle

Fig30
Alternative method
r=acos 

 0 30 45 60 90 12 13 15 18 21 22 24 27 30 31 33 36
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0

r=acos a .8 .7 .5 0 -. -. -. -a -. -. -. 0 .5 .7 .8 a
 7a 1a a 5 7 8 8 7 5 a 1a 7a
a 1a 7a 7a 1a a

Fig31

r=asin 

 0 30 45 60 90 12 13 15 18 21 22 24 27 30 31 33 36
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0

r=asin 0 .5 .7 .8 a .8 .7 .5 0 -. -. -. -a -. -. -. 0
 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a 5 7 8 8 7 5
a 1a 7a 7a 1a a

2
Fig32

r=a

 0 30 45 60 90 12 13 15 18 21 22 24 27 30 31 33 36
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0

r=a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

Fig33

Rose petals

r=acos2 

 0 15 22 30 45 60 67 75 90 10 11 12 13 15 15 16 18
.5 .5 5 2.5 0 5 0 7.5 5 0

r= a .8 .7 .5 0 -. -. -. -a -. -.7 -. 0 .5 .7 .8 a
acos2 7a 1a a 5 7 8 8 1a 5 a 1a 7a
 a 1a 7a 7a a

3
 19 20 21 22 24 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 33 33 34 36
5 2.5 0 5 0 7.5 5 0 5 2.5 0 5 0 7.5 5 0

r= .8 .7 .5 0 -. -.7 -. -a -. -.7 -. 0 .5 .7 .8 a
acos2 7a 1a a 5 1a 8 8 1a 5 a 1a 7a
 a 7a 7a a

Fig34

r=asin2 

 0 15 22 30 45 60 67 75 90 10 11 12 13 15 15 16 18
.5 .5 5 2.5 0 5 0 7.5 5 0

r= 0 .5 .7 .8 a .8 .7 .5 0 -. -.7 -. -a -. -.7 -. 0
asin2 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a 5 1a 8 8 1a 5
 a 7a 7a a

 19 20 21 22 24 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 33 33 34 36
5 2.5 0 5 0 7.5 5 0 5 2.5 0 5 0 7.5 5 0

4
r= .5 .7 .8 a .8 .7 .5 0 -. -.7 -. -a -. -.7 -. 0
asin2 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a 5 1a 8 8 1a 5
 a 7a 7a a

Fig35

r=acos3 

 0 10 15 20 30 40 45 50 60 70 75 80 90 10 10 11 12
0 5 0 0
r= a .8 .7 .5 0 -. -. -. -a -. -. -. 0 .5 .7 .8 a
acos3 7a 1a a 5 7 8 8 7 5 a 1a 7a
 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a

 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 24
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0

r= .8 .7 .5 0 -. -. -. -a -. -. -. 0 .5 .7 .8 a
acos3 7a 1a a 5 7 8 8 7 5 a 1a 7a
 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a

 25 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 34 35 36

5
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0

r= .8 .7 .5 0 -. -. -. -a -. -. -. 0 .5 .7 .8 a
acos3 7a 1a a 5 7 8 8 7 5 a 1a 7a
 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a

Fig36

r=asin3 

 0 10 15 20 30 40 45 50 60 70 75 80 90 10 10 11 12
0 5 0 0
r= 0 .5 .7 .8 a .8 .7 .5 0 -. -. -. -a -. -. -. 0
asin3 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a 5 7 8 8 7 5
 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a

 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 24
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0

r= .5 .7 .8 a .8 .7 .5 0 -. -. -. -a -. -. -. 0
asin3 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a 5 7 8 8 7 5
 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a

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 25 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 34 35 36
0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0

r= .5 .7 .8 a .8 .7 .5 0 -. -. -. -a -. -. -. 0
asin3 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a 5 7 8 8 7 5
 a 1a 7a 7a 1a a

Fig37

r=acosn  , r=asinn  If n is odd no. of loops is n. If n is even


no. of loops is 2n

Some well known curves


2 2
 x 3  y 3
Hypocycloid     1
a b
Fig38

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2 2 2
Asteroid x3  y3  a3 Fig39

Cissoid of Diocles y 2 (2a  x )  x 3 Fig40

2a

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Lemmniscate of Bernoulli
r 2  a 2 cos 2 or ( x  y )  a ( x  y )
2 2 2 2 2 2
Fig41
Cardiod r  a (1  cos  ) Fig42

There are many more well known curves. See the ‘curve tracing’
chapter of the book.

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