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Getting Started: Polar Rose

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Getting Started: Polar Rose Getting Started is a fast-paced introduction. Read the chapter for details. The polar equation A sin Bq graphs a rose. Graph the rose for A=8 and B=2.5, and then explore the appearance of the rose for other values of A and B. 1. Press z. Press to select Pol MODE. Choose the initial settings for the other modes (the choice at the beginning of each line). 2. Press o to display the polar Y= edit screen. Press 8 ˜ 2.5 „ Í to define r1. 3. Press q 6 to select ZStandard to graph the equation in the standard viewing WINDOW. Notice that the graph shows only five petals of the rose and that the rose does not appear symmetrical. This is because the standard WINDOW defines the WINDOW (rather than the pixels) as square and sets qmax=2p. 4. Press p to display the WINDOW settings. Press † † 4 y ãpä to increase the value of qmax. 5. Press q 5 to select ZSquare and plot the graph. 6. Continue, changing A and B to other values. 5-2 Polar Graphing

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5-2
Polar Graphing
Getting Started: Polar Rose
Getting Started is a fast-paced introduction. Read the chapter for details.
The polar equation A sin B
q
graphs a rose. Graph the rose for A=8 and B=2.5, and
then explore the appearance of the rose for other values of A and B.
1.
Press
z
. Press
~
~
Í
to select
Pol
MODE
. Choose the initial settings for the
other modes (the choice at the beginning of
each line).
2.
Press
o
to display the polar
Y=
edit screen.
Press
8
˜
2.5
Í
to define
r
1
.
3.
Press
q
6
to select
ZStandard
to graph the
equation in the standard viewing
WINDOW
.
Notice that the graph shows only five petals of
the rose and that the rose does not appear
symmetrical. This is because the standard
WINDOW
defines the
WINDOW
(rather than the
pixels) as square and sets
q
max=2
p
.
4.
Press
p
to display the
WINDOW
settings.
Press
4
y
ã
p
ä
to increase the value of
q
max
.
5.
Press
q
5
to select
ZSquare
and plot the
graph.
6.
Continue, changing
A
and
B
to other values.