Conventional Graphing Techniques

2. Use a pencil.

1. Use graph paper.

3. Use a straightedge.

Conventional Graphing Techniques

4. No more than four graphs to one side of a sheet of graph paper.

Conventional Graphing Techniques

5. Label the axes near the positive “ends” of the axes.

Conventional Graphing Techniques

6. For trigonometric graphs, let one block on the x-axis represent and twoblocks on the y-axis represent 1 unit.

7. Represent asymptotes with dashed lines.8. Draw smooth curves.9. Use arrowheads on the ends of curves

except when graphing on a specified interval.

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