Graph the function (please help)

Question

Graph the function

Plot five points on the graph of the function, as follows.

1. Plot the first point using the x-value that satisfies 
2. Plot two points to the left and two points to the right of the first point.

Answer 1

Answer 2

Hey Katie,

For these kinds of problems where they ask you to graph, you want to plug in x-coordinate values that will result in an easy-to-plot y-coordinate value.

For example, if you plug in x=4 --> then ^3√(4) - 4 = 1 (4,1)

x =1 --> ^3√(1)-1 = 0 (1,0)

x= 3 --> ^3√(3)-4 = ^3√-1 = -1 (3,-1)

x= -4 --> ^3√(-4)-4 = ^3√-8 = -2. (-4,-2)

And now you have 4 perfect points to plot for your graph.