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A graph is a diagram showing the relationship between two quantities. To draw, or plot, a graph two lines, called axes, are drawn at right angles to each other. These are really reference lines. A scale is marked along each axis sufficient to cover the variation in each quantity being represented. A graph is a good way of communicating information.
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© 1985 F. E. Penketh
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Penketh, F.E. (1985). Graphs. In: Confidence Mathematics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07069-5_9
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