Draw a diagram, specify intercepts

[Vitani11]

Homework Statement

Draw a diagram of the orbit and specify its x and y intercepts. Describe its shape.

r = 2bsin(wt)x̂ + bcos(wt)ŷ

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

Heres my picture. Aren't the intercepts just 2b for x and b for y?

 

[haruspex]

Heres my picture. Aren't the intercepts just 2b for x and b for y?

Those certainly are intercepts. Any more?
You have not drawn the orbit, only one point of it.

 

[Vitani11]

Okay, I got it. Thanks.