Answers to Exercises from Winplot Basics

 

 

  1. Graph in the default window. Zoom out until you think you have the best display of the graph.
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    Should look something like this:

     

  2. Graph two ways: using the implicit function feature and by splitting it into 2 equations.
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    Using implicit functions

    Breaking it into two parts

     

  3. Graph using "0=f(x,y)". What is the graph of this equation?
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    It's a hyperbola. (If you're interested in conic sections, ask your math instructor about them.)

     

  4. Estimate the zeros of

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  5. Estimate the maximum value of for x > 0
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  6. Estimate the minimum value of for x < 0