document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=221275>Question 221275</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi, i'm having trouble in sketching a graph of a function <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the function is y = 2x^2 -11x +12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i don't know where to start, do i factorise the equation? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "if i do factorise it i will get (x-1.5)(x-4) where do i go from that? :S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the function is y = 2x^2 -11x +12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i don't know where to start, do i factorise the equation? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "if i do factorise it i will get (x-1.5)(x-4) where do i go from that? :S<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Don't factor it to make a graph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make a table of values.  Pick values for x and sub them to find y.  Plot the points and connect them with a smooth curve.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x...y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0  12  (0,12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1  3  (1,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2  -2 (2,-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use Excel to make the table, and then the graph.<BR>\n" );
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