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The equation is
.
Find the intercepts.
\Find the
-intercept by substituting
in the equation.


-intercept is
.
Find the
-intercept by substituting
in the equation.


-intercept is
.
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Check the symmetry of
:
Substitute
for
in
.


is equivalent to
.
The graph is symmetric with respect the
-axis.
Substitute
for
in
.
is not equivalent to
.
The graph is not symmetric with respect the
-axis.
Substitute
for
and
for
in
.


is not equivalent to
.
The graph is not symmetric with respect the origin.
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Make a table.
\Choose values
and find the corresponding values for
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Because of the graph is symmetric with respect to the
-axis, the points
and
are also passes through the graph.
Use these points to graph the equation.
\Graph of the equation
:
Draw a coordinate plane.
\Plot the points and connect the points with smooth curve.
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Graph of the equation
.
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