Keywords: Simple 4-quadrant heart curve.svg Mathematically simple heart shape Some have come up with advanced and complex algebraic or trigonometric equations to approximate the heart/love symbol This image instead uses two simple perpendicular straight lines and two partial circular arcs Mathematically x and y are related by the following four equations one applying in each quadrant ;Ist quadrant x ��0 y ��0 x �3 3030615433 <sup>2</sup>+ y �2 6969384567 <sup>2</sup> 14 5469540784 ;IInd quadrant x ��0 y ��0 x+3 3030615433 <sup>2</sup>+ y �2 6969384567 <sup>2</sup> 14 5469540784 ;IIIrd quadrant x ��0 y ��0 x+y �6 ;IVth quadrant x ��0 y ��0 y �x �6 Where the approximate constants in the first two equations have the following exact values 14 5469540784 144/ ��2+ ��3 <sup>2</sup> 3 3030615433 ��108 / ��2+ ��3 2 6969384567 6 � ��108 / ��2+ ��3 The first of these is the square of the radius of the circular arcs There's a 90° corner at coordinate point 0 �6 and a 60° corner at 0 4 6039619279 Where 4 6039619279 6 1 � ��3 �1 / ��2+ ��3 The width of the area enclosed by the curve is 14 2342169713 12 2+ ��3 / ��2+ ��3 while the height is 12 510985399 12 1+ 1 � �� 75 / ��2+ ��3 Own HandSVG 2014-07-30 AnonMoos For images using this heart shape see File Heart-padlock svg and related images Alternative mathematically-defined heart shapes <gallery>File Circle2heart png File ImplicitHeart png File GJL-fft-herz png File GJL-fft-herz svg File Heart plot svg File Heart3D png </gallery> Heart shapes in mathematics SVG Love hearts Hearts with transparent background |