Question 277155
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This is done just like graphing any other function.


Step 1:  Select some value for the independent variable, in this case *[tex \Large t].


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 *[tex \Large s(t)].


Step 3:  Create an ordered pair consisting of the value selected in Step 1 and the value calculated in Step 2.  In this case, *[tex \Large \left(t,\,s(t)\right)]


Step 4:  Plot the point represented by the ordered pair created in Step 3 on your appropriately sized coordinate axes.


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)


Step 6:  Draw a smooth curve through your plotted points.


It should resemble:


{{{drawing(
500, 500, -5, 5, -5, 5,
grid(1),
graph(
500, 500, -5, 5, -5, 5,
1.5^x))}}}


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
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