You can insert a plot with the button. To learn how to insert see Inserting Objects, above. There can be up to 6 plots on the page at once. Each plot can plot 5 equations.
When inserting a plot the pop-up dialog box below appears. Use this dialog to determine what area of the coordinate plane will be plotted. You do this by modifying the x-axis and y-axis parameters. The parameters are detailed below. You can enter up to 5 equations of x to plot. Details of the equation format are below.
The following table outlines the coordinate plane setup parameters. The maximum values of each axis is determined by the size of the plot on the page. The bigger the plot on an axis the larger the maximum.
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Parameter |
Function |
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X minimum |
The minimum ordinate (x-axis), or horizontal axis, value of the plot. This value appears at the lower left of the plot area. Default value is -1. |
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Delta X: |
The value between tick marks on the x-axis. Default value is 1.
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X-Tick Space |
The number of tick marks between the axis’s labeled values. For example, if Delta X = 1, X minimum is 0, and X-Tick Space is set to 5, then x-axis labeling will be 0, 5, 10, 15, etc. every 5 tick marks. Default is 2. |
|
Y minimum |
The minimum abscissa (y-axis), or vertical axis, value of the plot. This value appears at the lower left of the plot area. Default value is -1. |
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Delta Y: |
The value between tick marks on the y-axis. Default value is 1.
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Y-Tick Spaces |
The number of tick marks between the axis’s labeled values. For example, if Delta Y = 2, Y minimum is 2, and this is set to 4, then the y-axis labeling will be 2, 8, 14, 20, etc. every 4 tick marks. Default is 2. |
The only variable allowed is x. Thus, the equations you plot have to be a function of x alone.
All terms MUST be separated by an operator. For example, y = 2x - 3 you must enter 2*x-3, where * is the multiply operator. The following are valid functions that you can plot:
Trigonometry: SIN(), COS(), TAN(), PI(), ASIN(), ACOS(), ATAN()
Absolute Value: ABS()
Exponent & Logarithm: EXP(), LOG()
baseexp = POWER(base, exp)
Square Root: SQRT()
Example: 2x3-x2+5 = 2*power(x, 3)-x*x+5
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