Graph Plotter

Plot y = f(x) for any function of x — sin, cos, sqrt, log, exp, abs and ^ are understood — over the x range you set.

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What it asks for

What to check on a plot

Root check: does the plotted curve cross y = 0 at the same x-values your algebra gave?
Turning-point check: does dy/dx = 0 at the x-coordinate where the plotted curve visibly flattens?

From the article Using the Function and Graph Plotter for Exam Practice.

Worked example

Consider y = x² − 5x + 6.

Factor: x² − 5x + 6 = (x − 2)(x − 3), so the roots are x = 2 and x = 3.
y-intercept: at x = 0, y = 6.
Vertex x-coordinate = −b/2a = −(−5)/(2×1) = 2.5; vertex y = (2.5)² − 5(2.5) + 6 = 6.25 − 12.5 + 6 = −0.25.

Plotting y = x² − 5x + 6 on the graph plotter should show a parabola opening upward, crossing the x-axis exactly at x = 2 and x = 3, crossing the y-axis at y = 6, with its lowest point at (2.5, −0.25). If the plotted curve crosses the x-axis anywhere else, the factoring above has an error.

Worked in full in Using the Function and Graph Plotter for Exam Practice.

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About this tool

This is one of the tools in the ABC Chemistry Calculator Suite, a free calculator built for IIT-JAM, CSIR-NET, GATE and CUET (Chemical Science) preparation. Nothing is behind a login and no result is stored on a server — the arithmetic runs in your own browser.

The Graph Plotter calculator above is the live tool — type your values and press its button; the answer appears in the same box. The link under it opens the full suite with this tool already selected, next to the others.

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