document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5547>Question 5547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me in graphing this equation. Once again my book shows no examples of this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 2^x - 1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2877 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2877\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> graphing? you mean draw a proper graph? Pick your x-values...put each into the equation to fonf the equivalent y-value. Then plot the points to give you a curve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I suggest you pick -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Anything bigger will be too large.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will get a curve that, starting from the -ve x-direction is nearly horizontal and gets steeper very quickly as x increases past x=1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jon. </SPAN>\n" );
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