Enter a list of the two functions, then select Plot Builder from the Context Panel. Set the ranges for each individual graph separately.
Press the 2-D Options button to set scaling to constrained. To see the settings used to make the graph via the Plot Builder, simply click on the graph. Note that it is not possible to reduce the number of tick marks on the vertical axis.
Launch the Interactive Plot Builder with and embedded by clicking
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Figure A-9.1(b) Initial pane for the Interactive Plot Builder
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Figure A-9.1(c) Edited range in the Plot Builder
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Select 2-D trigonometric plot.
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The default interval for trig functions is , which is easily edited to . See Figures A-9.1(b-c).
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Click the Options button to access the plot options. To make changes that affect both curves, select "Global Defaults & Settings" in the drop-down box at the top-left of the Options panel.
Add the Label "y" in the Range from/to line.
Check the box for Constrained Scaling.
See Figure A-9.1(d).
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The horizontal axis is automatically labeled in multiples of for trig functions. This can be adjusted as follows.
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In the Axes section, select Advanced Settings and in the Advanced Axis Settings dialog, use the Tickmarks drop-down for x to select "spacing(Pi,0)" in which Pi can be changed to Pi/4. Change the Tickmarks from "default" to 3 for the other axis, and click the Apply button. See Figure A-9.1(e).
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Figure A-9.1(d) Options panel after changes made
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Figure A-9.1(e) Advanced Axis Settings panel
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Clicking the Close button returns focus to the Options pane.
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Change "Global Defaults & Settings" to an individual function to change the color of its graph.
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Click the Preview button to see the state of the graph at any time.
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Alternatively, use the Context Panel to launch the Plot Builder on , selecting "2-D plot". Use the tools in the Plot Builder to modify the horizontal range. Then, copy and paste onto the existing graph.