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How do I graph a polar equation for r^2=4cos3theta and find the points for it ? my teacher said i got this question wrong and i want to understand, thank you.

How do I graph a polar equation for r^2=4cos3theta and find the points for it ? my-example-1

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We have the followiing:


\begin{gathered} r^2=4\sin 3\theta \\ r=-\sqrt[]{4\sin3\theta}=-2\sqrt[]{\sin 3\theta} \\ r=\sqrt[]{4\sin 3\theta}=2\sqrt[]{\sin3\theta} \end{gathered}

How do I graph a polar equation for r^2=4cos3theta and find the points for it ? my-example-1
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