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 February 1st, 2012, 08:44 AM #1 Newbie   Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Mathematica I am trying to graph the equation 3Cos[t]+iSin[t] in Mathematica. I have no problem with the 3Cos[t]+Sin[t], but I cannot seem to make Mathematica recognize the i (nor I when I capitalize it). Is there some trick to getting it to plot this correctly? I am using the following: r[t_] = 3 Cos[t] + Sin[t]; PolarPlot[r[t], {t, -Pi/2, Pi/2}] Thanks!
 February 1st, 2012, 01:40 PM #2 Global Moderator     Joined: Nov 2006 From: UTC -5 Posts: 16,046 Thanks: 932 Math Focus: Number theory, computational mathematics, combinatorics, FOM, symbolic logic, TCS, algorithms Re: Mathematica i is I in Mathematica, but you don't need to use it at all if you're plotting parametrically: Code: ParametricPlot[{3 Cos[t], Sin[t]}, {t, -Pi/2, Pi/2}] I'm not sure if this is what you're trying to do, though. You write PolarPlot, but of course the radius can't be nonreal so I'm not sure how to adapt that.
 February 1st, 2012, 05:31 PM #3 Newbie   Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Re: Mathematica OK, it looks like I need to use parametricplot, but I need for the functions to be added together. I'll try that; thanks.
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 Originally Posted by phoebe I need for the functions to be added together.
The argument, in your case, is {RealPart, ImaginaryPart}; if you like you can write
Code:
f[x_] := (*some complex function here*)
ParametricPlot[{Re[f[t]], Im[f[t]]}, {t, -Pi/2, Pi/2}]

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