1. GRAPHS OF THE POLAR EQUATIONS r = a ± b cos θ r = a ± b sin θ

2. HOW THE SIZES OF a, b IMPACT THE GENERAL SHAPE OF THE GRAPH r = a ± b cos θ r = a ± b sin θ

3. CIRCLE r = a + b cos θ, where |a|=0 r = 2 cos θ

4. LIMACON WITH LOOP r = a + b cos θ, where |a|<|b| r = 1 + 2 cos θ

5. CARDIOID r = a + b cos θ, where |a|=|b| r = 2 + 2 cos θ

6. LIMACON WITH DIMPLE r = a + b cos θ, where |b|<|a|<2|b| r = 3 + 2 cos θ

7. CONVEX LIMACON r = a + b cos θ, where |a|=2|b| r = 4 + 2 cos θ

8. CONVEX LIMACON r = a + b cos θ, where |a|>2|b| r = 5 + 2 cos θ

9. HOW THE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION IMPACTS THE ORIENTATION OF THE GRAPH r = a ± b cos θ r = a ± b sin θ

10. r = a + b cos θ, where a > 0, b > 0 r = 1 + 2 cos θ

11. r = a + b sin θ, where a > 0, b > 0 r = 1 + 2 sin θ

12. HOW THE SIGNS OF a, b IMPACT THE DIRECTION OF THE GRAPH r = a ± b cos θ r = a ± b sin θ

13. r = a + b cos θ, where a > 0, b > 0 r = 1 + 2 cos θ

14. r = a + b cos θ, where a > 0, b < 0 r = 1 - 2 cos θ

15. r = a + b cos θ, where a 0 r = -1 + 2 cos θ

16. r = a + b cos θ, where a < 0, b < 0 r = -1 - 2 cos θ

17. PUTTING IT TOGETHER GUESS THE GRAPH BY DETERMINING THE SHAPE, THE ORIENTATION & THE DIRECTION r = -4 - 3 sin θ

18. r = -4 - 3 sin θ

19. PUTTING IT TOGETHER GUESS THE GRAPH BY DETERMINING THE SHAPE, THE ORIENTATION & THE DIRECTION r = -4 + 4 cos θ

20. r = -4 + 4 cos θ

21. HOW WOULD YOU FIND THE x- AND y-INTERCEPTS OF A POLAR CURVE r = f(θ) ?

22. FIND THE VALUES OF r FOR θ = 0, π/2, π AND 3π/2 BE CAREFUL OF NEGATIVE VALUES OF r

23. GRAPHS OF THE POLAR EQUATIONS r = a cos nθ r = a sin nθ

24. HOW THE VALUE OF n IMPACTS THE GENERAL SHAPE OF THE GRAPH r = a cos nθ r = a sin nθ

25. r = 3 cos θ

26. r = 3 cos 2θ

27. r = 3 cos 3θ

28. r = 3 cos 4θ

29. r = 3 cos 5θ

30. r = 3 cos 6θ

31. HOW THE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION IMPACTS THE ORIENTATION OF THE GRAPH r = a cos nθ r = a sin nθ

32. r = 3 cos θ

33. r = 3 sin θ

34. r = 3 cos 2θ

35. r = 3 sin 2θ

36. r = 3 cos 3θ

37. r = 3 sin 3θ

38. r = 3 cos 4θ

39. r = 3 sin 4θ

40. r = 3 cos 5θ

41. r = 3 sin 5θ

42. r = 3 cos 6θ

43. r = 3 sin 6θ

44. PUTTING IT TOGETHER GUESS THE EQUATION OF A ROSE CURVE WITH [a] 16 petals [b] 15 petals [c] 14 petals

45. PUTTING IT TOGETHER [a] r = a sin 8θ or r = a sin 8θ [b] r = a sin 15θ or r = a sin 15θ [c] no such rose curve