SOLUTION: how to solve and grah this equation y=x3 - 1

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Question 63099: how to solve and grah this equation y=x3 - 1
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how to solve and grah this equation y=x^3 - 1
If x=2
y=(2)^3-1
y=8-1
y=7 Plot (2,7)
If x=1
y=(1)^3-1
y=1-1
y=0 Plot (1,0)
If x=0
y=(0)^2-1
y=-1 Plot (0,-1)
If x=-1
y=(-1)^3-1
y=-1-1
y=-2 Plot (-1,-2)
If x=-2
y=(-2)^3-1
y=-8-1
y=-9 Plot (-2,-9)
Connect your points and you have:
graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2Cx%5E3-1%29
If you know what the graph of y=x^3 looks like, it's exactly the same shifted down vertically 1 unit.
Happy Calculating!!!