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The equation r=-4sin theta, how would you classify this polar graph?

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The graph of a polar equation of the form:

r = a sin θ

Is a circle of diameter a.

The value of a = -4 means the diameter is 4 and the circle has its top-most edge at the pole:

The equation r=-4sin theta, how would you classify this polar graph?-example-1
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