Section 2.2 Graphs of Equations

Before Starting this Section, Review

  1. 1 How to plot points (Section 2.1 , page 176)

  2. 2 Equivalent equations (Section 1.1 , page 83)

  3. 3 Completing squares (Section 1.3 , page 109)

Objectives

  1. 1 Sketch a graph by plotting points.

  2. 2 Find the intercepts of a graph.

  3. 3 Find the symmetries in a graph.

  4. 4 Find the equation of a circle.

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