In Problems 1–3, use point-by-point plotting to sketch the graph of each equation.
1. y = 5 − x2
To sketch: The graph of the equation
Explanation of Solution
The given equation is
Choose integer values for x and find the corresponding ordered pairs of
The value of y for different x values for the equation
x | |
–2 | 1 |
–1 | 4 |
0 | 5 |
1 | 4 |
2 | 1 |
Table 1
Use the above ordered pairs to sketch the graph of the equation
From Figure 1, it is observed that the graph of the equation
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