Illuminations: Heart Graph
Illuminations: Heart Graph
How do I love thee? Let me graph the ways!
Can you come up with one or more equations to graph a heart on the coordinate plane? The equations can be rectangular, polar, or parametric.
Bonus: Can you shift your heart so the graph or its interior includes the point (2, 14)?
This brainteaser was written by Julia Zurkovsky.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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Algebra & Pre-Algebra, Functions & Graphs
High School
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
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Illuminations: Heart Graph
How do I love thee? Let me graph the ways!
Can you come up with one or more equations to graph a heart on the coordinate plane? The equations can be rectangular, polar, or parametric.
Bonus: Can you shift your heart so the graph or its interior includes the point (2, 14)?
This brainteaser was written by Julia Zurkovsky.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Math Topics
Algebra & Pre-Algebra, Functions & Graphs
High School
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
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