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The equation is .
Find the intercepts.
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in the equation.
-intercept is
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Find the -intercept by substituting
in the equation.
-intercept is
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Check the symmetry of :
Substitute for
in
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is equivalent to
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The graph is symmetric with respect the -axis.
Substitute for
in
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is not equivalent to
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The graph is not symmetric with respect the -axis.
Substitute for
and
for
in
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is not equivalent to
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The graph is not symmetric with respect the origin.
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Make a table.
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Because of the graph is symmetric with respect to the -axis, the points
and
are also passes through the graph.
Use these points to graph the equation.
\Graph of the equation :
Draw a coordinate plane.
\Plot the points and connect the points with smooth curve.
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Graph of the equation .
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