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Re: Plotting 2d graphs?

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  • Subject: [mg57170] Re: [mg57168] Plotting 2d graphs?
  • From: frank at kuesterei.ch (Frank Küster)
  • Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 04:43:04 -0400 (EDT)
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Paul Hughes <psidoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm having trouble using the basic 2d plot function.  I want to be
> able to plot things such as a simple quadratic or ellipse:
>
> Examples:  2x^2 + 16x + 32 = 0  (Quadratic)

For a plot, you'd probably want a dependent variable:

In[3]:=
myfunction[x_]:=2x^2+16x+32
Plot[myfunction[x],{x,0,10}]


Out[4]= Graphics

Most of the time, I prefer to use the DrawGraphics package

Regards, Frank
-- 
Frank Küster
Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich
Debian Developer


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