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Polar Equations of Polygons

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We find a way to describe regular polygons using polar coordinates. We look for an equation of the form r = f(θ) which will give a regular polygon with n sides. We conclude by generalising to noninteger values of n.

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00:00 Intro
01:30 Trigonometry
03:09 Equation for the first side
05:47 Remaining sides
08:57 Floor function
12:07 Conclusion
12:54 Addendum: n = 2.5

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