SOLUTION: Graph the following polar equation of r = cos 5Θ + n cos Θ, 0 ≤ Θ ≤ π {{{n = -5 }}} to {{{ n = 5 }}} should transfer shaped from a heart to a bel

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Question 1080745: Graph the following polar equation of r = cos 5Θ + n cos Θ, 0 ≤ Θ ≤ π
to should transfer shaped from a heart to a bell. Which values of produce this heart-shaped curve and which values of produce the bell-shaped counter-part?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The heart shape occurs when n = -4 or n = -5 while the bell shape happens when n = 4 or n = 5. So it appears that the two shapes occur at the opposite ends of this interval [-5, 5].
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