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The equation is .
Find the intercepts.
\Find the -intercept by substituting
in the equation.
-intercept is
.
Find the -intercept by substituting
in the equation.
-intercept is
.
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Check the symmetry of :
Substitute for
in
.
The graph is not symmetric with respect the -axis.
Substitute for
in
.
The graph is not symmetric with respect the -axis.
Substitute for
and
for
in
.
The graph is not symmetric with respect the origin.
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Make a table.
\Since for all
, deduce from the equation
that
for all
.
Choose values and find the corresponding values for
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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.
\Graph of the equation :
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