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Quadrifolium

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The Rose with $n=2$. It has polar equation

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r = a \sin(2\theta),
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and Cartesian form

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(x^2+y^2)^3 = 4a^2 x^2 y^2.
\end{displaymath}

See also Bifolium, Folium, Rose, Trifolium




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1999-05-25