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I want to test for symmetry when theta=pi-theta...........r=4cos 2theta

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\bf \textit{symmetry test with respect to the }\theta =(\pi )/(2)~line \\\\\\ r=4cos(2\theta )\implies r=4cos[2(\pi -\theta )]\implies r=4cos(2\pi -2\theta )\\\\ -------------------------------


\bf cos(2\pi -2\theta )\implies \stackrel{1}{cos(2\pi )}cos(2\theta )+\stackrel{0}{sin(2\pi )}\stackrel{}{sin(2\theta ) } \\\\\\ 1\cdot cos(2\theta )+0\cdot sin(2\theta )\implies cos(2\theta )+0\implies cos(2\theta )\\\\ -------------------------------\\\\ r=4cos(2\theta )\impliedby \textit{is symmetric with respect to }\theta =(\pi )/(2)~line
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