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Polar aplet
Getting started with the Polar aplet
Open the Polar
aplet
Define the
expression
Specify plot
settings
Plot the
expression
Polar aplet
1. Open the Polar aplet.
Select Polar
Like the Function aplet,
the Polar aplet opens
in the Symbolic view.
2. Define the polar equation
π
2
2
3. Specify the plot settings. In this example, we will use
the default settings, except for the θRNG fields.
-
SETUP
PLOT
CLEAR
π
4
4. Plot the expression.
5
2
(
θ 2 ⁄
)
θ ( )
r
=
2π
cos
cos
5-1
.