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The discussion revolves around a grade 11 pre-calculus assignment that involves graphing various equations to create a visual representation of a person using different types of graphs such as hyperbolas, parabolas, circles, ellipses, and lines.

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  • The original poster seeks recommendations for programs or websites that can plot multiple equations simultaneously. Some participants suggest specific tools like Desmos and WolframAlpha, while others inquire about the ability to include inequalities in the graphing process.

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Participants are actively sharing resources and discussing the capabilities of different graphing tools. There is an exploration of how to handle inequalities within the graphing context, and some guidance has been offered regarding the use of specific features in the suggested programs.

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The original poster has a specific assignment requirement to visualize a person using various mathematical graphs, which may impose constraints on the types of equations and graphing techniques discussed.

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I'm in grade 11 pre-calc right now and my teacher gave us an assignment over the long weekend where we need to draw a person using the different kinds of graphs we learned (ie. hyperbolas, parabolas, circles, ellipses, lines etc.) I have a sketch of what I want on a piece of paper and I've written down all the equations of each line.

My Question Is: Is there a program or website that will allow me to enter all the equations and then plot all the lines together so I can see if it looks like what it's supposed to look like?
 
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statdad said:
Maybe try
https://www.desmos.com/calculator
(I don't know how complicated your equations are)
Thanks! I'll give it a try. Is there ways to add inequalities. For example if I am drawing a line but I want it to stop at a certain point, I can say like x < 15
 
WolframAlpha is interesting, too.
Limits: "plot x^2, x from 2 to 4"

There is a "hack" if you cannot directly draw inequalities: sqrt(x-a)/sqrt(x-a) is not well-defined (for most plotting programs) for x<=a and 1 for x>a. It is possible to include an upper limit in a similar way.
 
Yes you can. You can look at the help area of the site: is the screenshot (attached) the type of thing you were interested in?
 

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