Definition of a Rhodonea Curve

A detailed tutorial of the definition of a rhodonea curve. Step by step tutorial including several visual examples of rhodonea curves for reference.

Rhodonea curves, also known as rose curves, are one of the most common patterns to find in the graph of polar coordinates. Rhodonea curves have an easy pattern to follow. A rhodonea curve is formed when you have the equation If k is an odd number, then that is the exact number of “petals” the rhodonea curve will have. If k is an even number, then the rhodonea curve will have twice that many “petals”. There are many different forms and varieties of rhodonea curves.