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How To: Graphing with Restrictions

Limiting the domain and range on the Desmos graphing calculator is simple. Once you’ve mastered this feature you’ll be cranking out incredible graph art in no time. Watch this quick tutorial to learn how:

Who knew piecewise notation could be so fun! Click the graphs below to see domain and range restrictions in action:

Bridge, graphed by Brian: www.desmos.com/calculator/zpceslgvw2

Chess Board, graphed by Eric: www.desmos.com/calculator/1xx7armsfg

What can you create with Piecewise? Tweet us your graphs @Desmos or post them to our Facebook page.

We need your #Crunchies vote!

Each year “deserving startups, tenacious entrepreneurs and clairvoyant investors” are nominated for a Crunchie Award for making waves in the tech scene. This year, we’re excited to be in the running for Best Education Startup – and we need your vote to win! A brand new category, this award recognizes the best startup focused on education technology applications. If you enjoy graphing with Desmos, please show us some love and cast your vote!

Click here to vote for Desmos as Best Education Startup

You can vote daily through Monday night, December 26th at midnight. After casting your vote be sure to share your nomination on Twitter and Facebook - we’ll keep a look out for these :)

Thanks for your support!

- Team Desmos

The Crunchies are Hosted by TechCrunch, GigaOM, and VentureBeat.

How To: Graphing Inequalities

Graphing Inequalities

Adding colored shading to your Desmos graphs is easy with inequalities. Use < and > for strict inequalities (dotted line), and <= or >= for non-strict inequalities (solid line). Check out the video below for a quick demo.

Now that you know the basics, kick your shading skills up a notch! Here are some creative uses of inequalities for some graphing inspiration. What can you create?

Mountain Sunset - by Adrienne

https://www.desmos.com/calculator/qnaua1blyq

Lovely Evening

https://www.desmos.com/calculator/cpolo6rx1g

Find even more examples of inequalities on our Pinterest page. Let us know what you think! Tweet us @Desmos or shoot an email to calculator@desmos.com.