document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=437745>Question 437745</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to work out the table to plot it on the graph </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "THE STEPS FOR PLOTTING POINTS ON A GRAPH.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Make sure that you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=two ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"two\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > variables (for ex. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)to work with (two columns<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of data).x|y).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  the variable <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is going to be represented on the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-axis+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-axis+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the variable <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > will be on the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-axis ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-axis\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Label the axes on your plot and determine the appropriate scale (if<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the graph is not already labeled).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. Begin by plotting the first two pairs of numbers (x,y) (the top row of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "numbers).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. First, find the value for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-axis ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-axis\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Next, find the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-value ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-value\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > on the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-axis ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-axis\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Your point should be plotted at the intersection of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-value ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-value\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-value ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-value\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. (Draw one line vertically up from the x-value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and another line horizontally from the y-value, where they cross<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is where you should put your <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=point ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"point\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (x,y))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. Finally, plot the point on your graph at the appropriate spot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5. Continue to plot pairs of points from the table (in rows) until you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "have plotted all the points. (in case you have to plot a graph of linear function, you will need only 2 points because a line is defined with 2 points)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6. Your final graph should have the same number of points as pairs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of data in your table.\r<BR>\n" );
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