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Maplesoft Document System Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:59:37 GMT Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:59:37 GMT The latest answers and comments added to the Question, plotting a polar function http://www.mapleprimes.com/images/mapleprimeswhite.jpg http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/130257-Plotting-A-Polar-Function http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/130257-Plotting-A-Polar-Function?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:plotting a polar function:Comments#answer130259 <p><strong>f(alpha):=1+2*cos(alpha): # as assigning an expression </strong></p> <p><strong>plot(f(alpha), alpha=-2*Pi/3..2*Pi/3, coords=polar);&nbsp; # or</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>f:=alpha-&gt;1+2*cos(alpha): # as assigning a function</strong></p> <p><strong>plot(f, -2*Pi/3..2*Pi/3, coords=polar);&nbsp; # or</strong></p> <p><strong>plot(f(t), t=-2*Pi/3..2*Pi/3, coords=polar);</strong></p> <p>Second way more universal! <span class="hps">We see that the</span> <span class="hps">argument of a function can be</span> <span class="hps">no</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">specify</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">denoted</span> <span class="hps">by other names.</span></p> <p><strong>f(alpha):=1+2*cos(alpha): # as assigning an expression </strong></p> <p><strong>plot(f(alpha), alpha=-2*Pi/3..2*Pi/3, coords=polar);&nbsp; # or</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>f:=alpha-&gt;1+2*cos(alpha): # as assigning a function</strong></p> <p><strong>plot(f, -2*Pi/3..2*Pi/3, coords=polar);&nbsp; # or</strong></p> <p><strong>plot(f(t), t=-2*Pi/3..2*Pi/3, coords=polar);</strong></p> <p>Second way more universal! <span class="hps">We see that the</span> <span class="hps">argument of a function can be</span> <span class="hps">no</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">specify</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">denoted</span> <span class="hps">by other names.</span></p> 130259 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:47:42 Z Kitonum Kitonum http://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/130257-Plotting-A-Polar-Function?ref=Feed:MaplePrimes:plotting a polar function:Comments#answer130261 <!--break--> <p>One more option is <a href='http://www.maplesoft.com/support/help/search.aspx?term=plots[polarplot]' target='_new'>?plots[polarplot]</a></p> <form name="worksheet_form"> <table style="width: 576px;" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">restart:with(plots):</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">f:=alpha-&gt;1+2*cos(alpha): </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">polarplot(f,-2*Pi/3..2*Pi/3);</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><a href="http://www.maplesoft.com/support/faqs/MapleNet/redirect.aspx?param=plot_java_14206"><img style="border: none;" src="/view.aspx?sf=130261/429856/dbd3d17b2aa46a86acdcdbe594c99ffe.gif" alt="" width="400" height="400" align="middle"></a></p> </td> <td style="color: #000000; font-family: Times, serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;" align="right">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <input type="hidden" name="sequence" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="none"></form> <p><a href="/view.aspx?sf=130261/429856/polarplot.mw">Download polarplot.mw</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Regards,</p> <p>Georgios Kokovidis</p> <p>Dr&auml;ger Medical</p> <!--break--> <p>One more option is <a href='http://www.maplesoft.com/support/help/search.aspx?term=plots[polarplot]' target='_new'>?plots[polarplot]</a></p> <form name="worksheet_form"> <table style="width: 576px;" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">restart:with(plots):</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">f:=alpha-&gt;1+2*cos(alpha): </span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"> &gt;&nbsp;</span></td> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="left"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 100%; font-family: Courier New,monospace; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">polarplot(f,-2*Pi/3..2*Pi/3);</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr valign="baseline"> <td> <p style="margin: 0 0 0 0; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;" align="center"><a href="http://www.maplesoft.com/support/faqs/MapleNet/redirect.aspx?param=plot_java_14206"><img style="border: none;" src="/view.aspx?sf=130261/429856/dbd3d17b2aa46a86acdcdbe594c99ffe.gif" alt="" width="400" height="400" align="middle"></a></p> </td> <td style="color: #000000; font-family: Times, serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;" align="right">&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <input type="hidden" name="sequence" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="none"></form> <p><a href="/view.aspx?sf=130261/429856/polarplot.mw">Download polarplot.mw</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Regards,</p> <p>Georgios Kokovidis</p> <p>Dr&auml;ger Medical</p> 130261 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:26:17 Z gkokovidis gkokovidis