[Math] Graphing multivariable functions

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Is it possible to graph out a multivariable function (3 variables at max) on a graphing calculator? If yes, how? My instrument is the TI83.

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Well, you can have maps from $\mathbb R^1$ to $\mathbb R^2$; viceversa, and from $\mathbb R^1$ to $\mathbb R^1$. The graph of a function $f(x): X \rightarrow Y $ is the set {$(x,y): y=f(x)$} for some $x$, which is a subset of the Cartesian product $X \times Y$ . Then you need $X \times Y$ to be of dimension $3$ or lower, or you would need $4$ dimensions to do the graphing.

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