Re: [Gnuplot-info] plotting polynomials

[Hans-Bernhard B. <HBB...@t-...>]

anu saxena wrote:
> I have just installed gnuplot but am not able to figure out how to plot 
> y=x^2-5x+6 ! tutorials tell how to plot bessels functions etal

Write that expression properly, in something reading more like a 
programming language rather than typical mathematical shorthand 
notation, and it'll just work:

	plot y**2-5*x+6

To see why this works, read "help plot" and "help expressions", thoroughly.