Question

How would you graph `y = ln(x^2)` without a calculator?

Answer 1

I tried with a....simplification...!

Explanation:

I would try using the base of the natural log (which is the irrational number `e=2.71828`) as being `3`. This is a huge simplification but it helps to make things easier for us.

So basically I would graph:

`y=log_3(x^2)`

Where the "real" graph is:

graph{ln(x^2) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}