How many regions does the graph of xy(x + y)(y + x)(x + 2y)(y + 2x) = 0 cut the xy-plane into?
Any of the terms could be zero. Put in standard form of y=mx+b (where possible), we have:
x = 0
y = 0
y = -x
y = -x/2
y = -2x
So, 10 regions from 5 lines each of which goes through the origin.
Curiously, when plotted in Desmos, the y = -x line does not show up making it look like 8 regions unless you delete either the (x + y) term or the (y + x) term.
https://www.desmos.com/calculator/yro9ypzry0
But Wolfram Alpha gets it right.
So in this case, Wolfram beats Desmos and Matlab
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Posted by Larry
on 2025-01-18 09:17:54 |