This Demonstration plots the polar graphs of
r(
θ) =
a +
b f((
c θ -
d)
π)
for various trig functions
f(
θ).
In case the choice is the identity,
r(
θ) =
a +
k θ, where
k =
b (
c -
d)
π.
What do
a,
b,
c and
d do?
Source:
Exploring Polar Graphs
from the
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
by Steven Francis