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The slider-controlled graph in Figure A-9.7(a) can be obtained by clicking the button
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The tool in Figure A-9.7(a) can be constructed interactively with the
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In the "Select Plot Type and Functions" drop-down, select "Interactive Plot with 3 parameters."
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Set the range for x and each of the three parameters to the interval . See Figure A-9.7(b).
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In the Options pane, set Range from/to to the interval as shown in Figure A-9.7(c). Press the Preview button to obtain the pop-up shown in Figure A-9.7(a) where the three parameters are under the control of sliders, one for each parameter.
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Press the Plot button to obtain the embedded animation shown below the discussion of the Explore command. (The embedded animation will be generated internally by that command.)
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Figure A-9.7(a) Interactive plot with three parameters
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Figure A-9.7(c) Top of Options pane in Interactive Plot Builder
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Figure A-9.7(b) First pane of Interactive Plot Builder
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Although the Explore command can be applied through the Context Panel, more control over the resulting graph is possible with a direct invocation of the command itself. This is illustrated below. The result is an embedded tool equivalent to the one described above.
