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Expert: Sherry Wallin - 4/9/2009


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I'm looking for the name of the graph formed by x cubed plus x squared.  Does this shape have a name?

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Hi Math Curious~
    I'm not sure about a name and I'm not sure what level of math you have had. You can use calculus to graph this pretty accurately. It looks like a cubic function and that is mainly because the cubed term dominates the squared term. If you know calculus or are interested in how to graph this I'd be happy to explain and demonstrate for you.

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Sherry Wallin

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I can answer most questions up through Calculus and some in Number Theory and Abstract Algebra.

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I have had my Bachelor's Degree since 1987 and have been a teacher since 1988. I earned my Masters Degree in Mathematics May 2010. I have been teaching at the same community college since 2002.

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