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Re: Can I plot y=f(x) and x=f(y) on the same chart?

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  • Subject: [mg105508] Re: [mg105492] Can I plot y=f(x) and x=f(y) on the same chart?
  • From: Patrick Scheibe <pscheibe at trm.uni-leipzig.de>
  • Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 06:35:36 -0500 (EST)
  • References: <200912051032.FAA08582@smc.vnet.net>

Hi,

you could use the parametric representation for this purpose

ParametricPlot[
 {{t, 3 t^5 + 7 t^2 - 7}, {2 t^8 - 5 t^7 - t, t}}, {t, -1.3, 1.0}]

Cheers
Patrick

On Sat, 2009-12-05 at 05:32 -0500, Tyler Shim wrote:
> I have two functions. Lets say one is y = 3x^5+7x^2-7 and the other is
> x = 2y^8-5y^7-y
> 
> How can I plot them on the same chart?
> 



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