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Re: Math Quiz 10

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post

The center point where all of the angular displacements are the same is (1.16, -0.3).

At this point, the angular displacements are all exactly 1 degree.

Using the mathematical convention (x axis is 0 degrees and the y axis is 90 degrees), the points span the range from 139 to 199 degrees, inclusive.

Impressive work Gus.

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Of the stock excel fits, polynomial (quadratic by default) is better than the others, but is not an exact match.
Try rotating the polar axis and fitting the power function r = θb


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