# Pursuit and Regular $N$-gons

by Michael J. Seery (United States Air Force Academy)

College Mathematics Journal
May, 1998

Subject classification(s): Polar Coordinates | Analytic Geometry | Geometry and Topology
Applicable Course(s): 3.2 Mainstream Calculus II

Polar equations for the paths obtained when pursuing persons are positioned originally at the vertices of a regular $n$-gon

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