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Drawing The Graphs of Functions

This document discusses how to graph functions and solve equations graphically. It provides steps for sketching the graphs of linear, quadratic, cubic and reciprocal functions. It also describes how to solve equations by finding the point(s) of intersection between two graphs. Additionally, it explains how to determine if a point satisfies an equation or inequality based on its position relative to the graph of y=ax+b, and how to represent regions satisfying linear inequalities or simultaneous linear inequalities.

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Drawing The Graphs of Functions

This document discusses how to graph functions and solve equations graphically. It provides steps for sketching the graphs of linear, quadratic, cubic and reciprocal functions. It also describes how to solve equations by finding the point(s) of intersection between two graphs. Additionally, it explains how to determine if a point satisfies an equation or inequality based on its position relative to the graph of y=ax+b, and how to represent regions satisfying linear inequalities or simultaneous linear inequalities.

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13.

1 : Graphs of functions
* Drawing the graphs of functions
To draw the graph of a function,follow the steps below.
 Construct the table of values for given range of the value of x.
 Choose suitable scales for the x-axis and the y-axis.
 Plot the points representing each pair of the values of x and y
in the table.
 Draw a straight line or a smooth curve to join all the points. 

Characteristics of graph of functions :

( a ) Graph of linear function           

( b ) Graph of quadratic function       

( c ) Graph of cubic function


      

( d ) Graph of reciprocal function     


* Values of x and y from graph
When given a value of x , we can find the value of y from a graph
and vice versa.

   

* Shapes of graphs and graphs and types of functions


The graph of each function has its unique shape as shown in table
below.
        

* Sketching graphs of functions 


 ( a ) To sketch a linear function y = ax + b :
 Determine the shape of the graph.

                


 Mark the constant b as the y-intercept.
 Substitute y = 0 to find the x-intercept.
 Mark the intercepts and draw a straight line through the
intercepts.
( b) To sketch a quadratic function y = ax² + bx + c,a ≠ 0 :
 Determine the shape of the graph.
                         
 Mark the constant c as the y-intercept .
 substitute y = 0 to find the x-intercepts . Mark the intercepts.
 Sketch the graph.
( c ) To sketch a cubic function y =ax³ + b,a ≠ 0 :
 Determine the shape of the graph

                


 Substitute x = 0 to find the y-intercept.
 substitute y = 0 to find the x-intercept.
 Mark the intercepts and draw a smooth curve through the
intercepts.

( d )To sketch a reciprocal function y = a , x ≠ 0 :


                           x
 Determine the shape of the graph.

        
 Find two points on the graph by substituting two values of x
( one of positive value and another of negative value,for instance, x
= 1 and x  = -1 ).
 Mark the points and draw two separate curves through each
of the points.
13.2 Solution of Equations
by the Graphical Method
*Solving an equation by finding the point(s) of intersection
of two graphsTo solve an equation by graphical method,follow the
steps below :
 Determine the two graphs to be drawn.
 Draw the two graphs on the same axes.
 Determine the solution by reading off the values of x-
coordinate of the point of intersection of the two graphs.

13.3 Region Representing


Linear Inequalities in Two
Variables
*Determining whether a given point  satisfies an equation or
an inequality
To determine whether a given point (x. y) satisfies an equation or
an inequality, substitute the values of x and y into the equation or
inequality and then compare the values of both sides of the
equation or inequality.

*Position of a given point relative to the graph y = ax + b


 All the points in the region above region above the graph y =
ax + b satisfy the inequality y > ax + b 
 All the points in the region below the graph  y = ax + b satisfy
the inequality y < ax + b.

*Regions representing linear inequalities


 For the region representing y ≥ ax +  b or y ≤  ax + b , the
line y = ax + b is drawn as a solid line.
 For the region representing y > ax + b or y  < ax + , b the
line y = ax +b is drawn as a dashed line.
 The diagram below show the regions that satisfy some
inequalities.

                

*Determining the region satisfying two or more


simultaneous linear inequalitiesThe region satisfying two or
more simultaneous linear inequalities is the common
region satisfying all the inequalities.

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