Polar Equations
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where a and b are not equal.
Examples:
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Length of each leaf is equal
to 3.
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Length of longest leaf is equal
to 3.
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Length of each leaf is equal
to 6.
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Length of each leaf is equal
to 15.
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Length of each leaf is equal
to 5.
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From investigating these representative
examples and other examples not included on this page, I conclude
that the length of a leaf (or the longest leaf) is determined
by
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