Problems 1-4
These problems present the essential ideas not only for this section, but also for this chapter.

Problems 5-34
See Example 1.

Problems 35-42
See Example 2.

Problems 43-45; 53
Plot one point after another and connect each point with the preceding one. When you are finished you should have a picture; if it does not look "right" check your plotting of those points that seem to be out of place.

Problems 46-52
These problems are designed to get you thinking about the graphing ideas that will be presented in subsequent sections of this chapter.

Problems 54-55
These problems, which are related to the Problem of the Day, are designed to relate the topics introduced in this section to your life outside the classroom.

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