Polar Curves and Cartesian Graphs. To sketch the graph of a polar equation a good first step is to sketch the graph in the Cartesian coordinate system. This will give a way to visualize how r changes ...

Type in your polar equation and investigate the graph. Polar Curves and Cartesian Graphs: 10.3: An applet showing the connection between the Cartesian graph of r=f(θ) and the graph in polar ...