Re: PolarPlot
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg87553] Re: [mg87484] PolarPlot
- From: "W_Craig Carter" <ccarter at mit.edu>
- Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:04:01 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <200804110547.BAA04985@smc.vnet.net>
Dear Bruce,
It doesn't appear that you are plotting what you say you wish to.
If I understand correctly, you are asking for
a = 2;
PlotPlot[4 a^2 Cos@theta, {theta, 0, 2 Pi}]
In your example, you are plotting two radial functions. Perhaps you were
thinking of ParametricPlot?
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 1:47 AM, Bruce Colletti <vze269bv at verizon.net>
wrote:
> Re 6.0.2 under WinXP.
>
> I'm using the command below to plot the polar equation r^2 = 4a^2
> Cos@theta. Is there a better way? Thankx.
>
> Bruce
>
> PolarPlot[{2 a Sqrt[Cos@t], -2 a Sqrt[Cos@t]}, {t, 0, 2 \[Pi]},
> PlotRange -> 7]
>
>
--
W. Craig Carter
- References:
- PolarPlot
- From: Bruce Colletti <vze269bv@verizon.net>
- PolarPlot