document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=277155>Question 277155</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Graph the function:  s(t) = 1.5^t </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #201823 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=201823\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Garamond\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is done just like graphing any other function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1:  Select some value for the independent variable, in this case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large t\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2:  Substitute that value into the definition of your function and then do the arithmetic required to determine the resulting value of the function.  In this case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large s(t)\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3:  Create an ordered pair consisting of the value selected in Step 1 and the value calculated in Step 2.  In this case, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(t,\,s(t)\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4:  Plot the point represented by the ordered pair created in Step 3 on your appropriately sized coordinate axes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5:  Repeat steps 1 through 4 sufficiently often to give you a sense of the shape of the curve.  In this case, I would do 5 to 7 values, 2 or 3 less than zero, zero, and 2 or 3 greater than zero.  (do not select numbers that are very large since this function gets very big, very fast)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6:  Draw a smooth curve through your plotted points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It should resemble:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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