Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.4 - Graphs of Polar Equations - Exercise Set - Page 755: 76

Answer

If $\theta \max =\pi $, the graph is drawn once.

Work Step by Step

The above plot is for $\theta =\pi .$ From the plot, it can be observed that from $\theta =0\,\text{to}\,\theta \text{=}\pi $, the curve is plotted exactly once. Beyond $\theta =\pi $, the curve retracts its path again.
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