√Intelligent ® Analyze a Conic Section in Polar Form
The polar form of a conic with one focus fixed at the origin (pole) has one of the following forms: r = p/(1+ε·cos(t−φ) r = p/(1−ε·cos(t−φ) r = p/(1+ε·sin(t−φ) r = p/(1−ε·sin(t−φ) where ε is the eccentricity, ε≥0, |p| is the semi-latus- rectum, and φ is the tilt angle, 0≤φ≤π.
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