microsoft / microsoft/calculator

Graph should support plotting (x,y) coordinate pairs as points

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Description

Problem Statement
Users cannot plot points on the graph today, only expressions.

Proposal
Add support for plotting coordinate pairs as points (e.g., P1 = (3,5))

Goals
Users can plot (x,y) coordinate pairs.

Low-Fidelity Concept
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Requested Assignment
I'm just suggesting this idea. I don't want to implement it.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the calculator's graphing implementation and determine how expressions are represented; done means coordinate-pair expressions such as P1 = (3,5) appear as plotted points with coverage for that behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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