document.write( "Question 45450: Please Help How do you enter a formula into the computer using exel (graphing) so the computer will understand it? Regarding algebra thank you \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #30216 by adamchapman(301) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The way I do it is by making a column of x and a column of y.
\n" ); document.write( "Put the value \"0\" in the cell A1 (just type the zero key into the cell) now decide what increments you want your x-values to have. Imagine we wanted to plot x in incremtnts of 0.2.
\n" ); document.write( "We would type:
\n" ); document.write( "=A1+0.2
\n" ); document.write( "in the cell A2 and press enter.
\n" ); document.write( "Now click on the cell A2 and drag downwards. This will add 0.2 to the cell above for all the highlighted cells.
\n" ); document.write( "Now the y colmn:
\n" ); document.write( "Imagine we wanted to graph y=3(x^2).
\n" ); document.write( "We would type:
\n" ); document.write( "=3*(A1^2)
\n" ); document.write( "into the cell B1 and press the enter key. You MUST notice to use a star (*) to multiply. Now click and drag the cell B2 downwards to match y values with all the listed values of x.
\n" ); document.write( "Now highlight all your cells with values in them in columns A and B.
\n" ); document.write( "Click the \"Insert\" menu at the top of the page.
\n" ); document.write( "Click on \"Chart\"
\n" ); document.write( "The chart wizard will pop-up. The wizard explains the rest of the process as you go, but if you need any more help please don't hesitate to contact me at adam.chapman@student.manchester.ac.uk\r
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