I feel really stupid asking, but are the stick figure guys related in any way? I don't get it. Im pretty tired so if your gonna bother to reply please don't be an asshole
There really isn't a reason to memorize all of this. Just plug "y=x^3" or whichever base function into your graphing calculator. Then you can plug the equation you are analyzing into your second equation to compare. Otherwise, you can just make a T-chart and graph them by hand.
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