Tutorial 5 – Graphs and Sliders

Objective: To explore the effects of a and b in the graph f(x) = a sin(x) + b.

No Tools Instructions
1
Open GeoGebra and use the View menu to display the coordinate axes.
2 slider.png Select the Slider tool and click on the Graphics view to display the Slider dialog box.
3
In the slider dialog box, select Number from the option buttons, and leave the other options as is. GeoGebra will automatically givea as the slider name.

slider-dialog-box.png
4
Now create slider b similar to slider a.
5
Type f(x) = a*sin (x) + b in the input bar and press the ENTER key to graph it.
6
Move the small circles on both sliders. What do you observe?

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