Can You Graph Limacon?

When the value of a is less than the value of b, the graph is a limacon with and inner loop. When the value of a is greater than the value of b, the graph is a dimpled limacon. When the value of a is greater than or equal to the value of 2b, the graph is a convex limacon.

What does a Limacon graph look like?

In geometry, a limaçon or limacon /ˈlɪməsɒn/, also known as a limaçon of Pascal, is defined as a roulette formed by the path of a point fixed to a circle when that circle rolls around the outside of a circle of equal radius. ... A limaçon is a bicircular rational plane algebraic curve of degree 4.

What does Limacon mean in French?

History and Etymology for limaçon

French, literally, snail, from Old French, diminutive of limaz slug, snail, from Latin limax; akin to Russian slimak snail and probably to Old English līm birdlime — more at lime.