Though a table contains the data, it needs to be studied carefully. A graph, on the other hand, is an easier way to graphically show the same data, but in a more visually way.
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It is actually more useful to produce a table first and then a graph. The table can be used to determine the coordinates of the points for the graph.
They are more useful when you are just looking for a range of values or intervals quickly
Draw a vertical line if the line hits more than one point on the graph then it is not a function.
It does not. In fact, it usually contains less information because some of the precision of the data in the table may not be easy to retrieve from the graph. However, many people (but not all) find it easier to get a summarised version of the information from a graph than from a table.
Just as you would draw the graph of any other function: -- Select several different numbers for 'x'. -- For each one, calculate the value of "sin1by x", and mark the point on the graph paper. -- After you've done this for enough values of 'x', you'll start to see the shape of the graph, with whatever twists and turns it may have. From there, you can draw most of it free-hand, without any more calculations.
You use the vertical line test. If you can draw a vertical line though the graph and it intersects it only once, it is a function. If the line crosses the graphs more than once it is not.