document.write( "Question 181592: How would you plot on a graph the following:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Select several values (I'd pick about 8 or 10 total values) for x. Write them in a column. Make sure you have both positive and negative values for x. Then in another column, write the results of the calculation of

for the corresponding value of x in the first column. When you have completed your table, each row represents the coordinates of one point on the curve. Plot your points and then draw a smooth curve connecting them.\r
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