04/14/2008, 01:01 AM
I just thought I'd add something I found recently.
A cardioid is a shape that is very similar to this, and I thought I'd try and approximate it. It turns out its not a cardioid, but its very close, and can be approximated with the parametric equations:
 = a \cos(t) (1+\cos(ct)))
 = a \sin(t) (1+\cos(ct)))
where a = 1.36 and c = 1.17
Andrew Robbins
A cardioid is a shape that is very similar to this, and I thought I'd try and approximate it. It turns out its not a cardioid, but its very close, and can be approximated with the parametric equations:
where a = 1.36 and c = 1.17
Andrew Robbins