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Macintosh is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated. TI-82 GRAPHING CALCULATOR GUIDEBOOK TI-GRAPH LINK, Calculator-Based Laboratory, CBL, CBL 2, Calculator-Based Ranger, CBR, Constant Memory, Automatic Power Down, APD, and EOS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. © 1993, 2000, 2001 Texas Instruments Incorporated.
Macintosh is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated. TI-82 GRAPHING CALCULATOR GUIDEBOOK TI-GRAPH LINK, Calculator-Based Laboratory, CBL, CBL 2, Calculator-Based Ranger, CBR, Constant Memory, Automatic Power Down, APD, and EOS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. © 1993, 2000, 2001 Texas Instruments Incorporated.
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... overview of its interactive features. TI.82 Menus 2 First Steps 3 Entering a Calculation: Compound Interest 4 Defining a Function: Box with Lid 6 Defining a Table of Values 7 Zooming In on the Table 8 Changing the Viewing WINDOW 10 Displaying and Tracing the Graph 11 Zooming In on operating the TI.82. Table of Contents This manual describes how to use the TI.82 Graphing Calculator.
... overview of its interactive features. TI.82 Menus 2 First Steps 3 Entering a Calculation: Compound Interest 4 Defining a Function: Box with Lid 6 Defining a Table of Values 7 Zooming In on the Table 8 Changing the Viewing WINDOW 10 Displaying and Tracing the Graph 11 Zooming In on operating the TI.82. Table of Contents This manual describes how to use the TI.82 Graphing Calculator.
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... FORMAT 3-10 Displaying a Graph 3-11 Exploring a Graph with the Free-Moving Cursor ........ 3-13 Exploring a Graph with TRACE 3-14 Exploring a Graph with ZOOM 3-16 Using ZOOM MEMORY 3-19 Setting ZOOM FACTORS 3-21 Using CALC (Calculate) Operations 3-22 Chapter 4: Parametric Graphing Getting Started: Path of a Ball 4-2 Defining and Displaying a Parametric Graph 4-3 Exploring a Parametric Graph 4-6 Chapter 5: Polar Graphing Getting Started: Polar Rose...
... FORMAT 3-10 Displaying a Graph 3-11 Exploring a Graph with the Free-Moving Cursor ........ 3-13 Exploring a Graph with TRACE 3-14 Exploring a Graph with ZOOM 3-16 Using ZOOM MEMORY 3-19 Setting ZOOM FACTORS 3-21 Using CALC (Calculate) Operations 3-22 Chapter 4: Parametric Graphing Getting Started: Path of a Ball 4-2 Defining and Displaying a Parametric Graph 4-3 Exploring a Parametric Graph 4-6 Chapter 5: Polar Graphing Getting Started: Polar Rose...
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... of bold text provides general information about that incorporate features from different functional areas of the TI.82. Using this Guidebook Effectively The structure of the TI.82 guidebook and the design of its pages can help you see how different functional areas work together... introduction. ¦ Chapter 14 contains application examples that specific topic or task. Several page-design elements help you how to use the calculator. ¦ Getting Started is a fast-paced keystroke-by-keystroke introduction. ¦ Chapter 1 describes general operation and lays the foundation for...
... of bold text provides general information about that incorporate features from different functional areas of the TI.82. Using this Guidebook Effectively The structure of the TI.82 guidebook and the design of its pages can help you see how different functional areas work together... introduction. ¦ Chapter 14 contains application examples that specific topic or task. Several page-design elements help you how to use the calculator. ¦ Getting Started is a fast-paced keystroke-by-keystroke introduction. ¦ Chapter 1 describes general operation and lays the foundation for...
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... more quickly by -keystroke examples, an interest rate problem and a volume problem, that introduce you to some principal operating and graphing features of the TI.82. Contents TI.82 Menus 2 First Steps 3 Entering a Calculation: Compound Interest .......... 4 Defining a Function: Box with Lid 6 Defining a Table of these examples first. Getting Started: Do This First! Getting Started contains two...
... more quickly by -keystroke examples, an interest rate problem and a volume problem, that introduce you to some principal operating and graphing features of the TI.82. Contents TI.82 Menus 2 First Steps 3 Entering a Calculation: Compound Interest .......... 4 Defining a Function: Box with Lid 6 Defining a Table of these examples first. Getting Started: Do This First! Getting Started contains two...
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...calculator is displayed. 3. Press y and then press and hold † (to make the display lighter) or } (to select Reset. Press and release y and then press Ã. (Pressing y accesses the operation printed in blue to the left above the next key that you need to its factory settings. (Resetting the TI.82... erases all previously entered data.) This ensures that following the keystrokes in this page to reset the TI.82 to adjust the display contrast. Press 2 to make the display darker). Getting Started ...
...calculator is displayed. 3. Press y and then press and hold † (to make the display lighter) or } (to select Reset. Press and release y and then press Ã. (Pressing y accesses the operation printed in blue to the left above the next key that you need to its factory settings. (Resetting the TI.82... erases all previously entered data.) This ensures that following the keystrokes in this page to reset the TI.82 to adjust the display contrast. Press 2 to make the display darker). Getting Started ...
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... an amount invested at 6% annual compounded interest will double in the first two lines of the display. 5. You also can use Last Entry to calculate the total amount available after Y years at the end of the display. 4 Getting Started Press y ã:ä to variables, enter multiple instructions...and recall previous entries. 1. To save keystrokes, you would write it for you see an expression and its solution at the same time. The TI.82 displays up to evaluate the expression. Press y, followed by ãENTRYä (above Í). The entire problem is positioned on the next line...
... an amount invested at 6% annual compounded interest will double in the first two lines of the display. 5. You also can use Last Entry to calculate the total amount available after Y years at the end of the display. 4 Getting Started Press y ã:ä to variables, enter multiple instructions...and recall previous entries. 1. To save keystrokes, you would write it for you see an expression and its solution at the same time. The TI.82 displays up to evaluate the expression. Press y, followed by ãENTRYä (above Í). The entire problem is positioned on the next line...
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... seven people, how much will each person get? Make the next guess 12 years. Press Í to evaluate the expression. 11. To divide the last calculated amount by seven, press ¥ 7, followed by Í. Getting Started 5 Press † ~ ~ ~ to position the cursor over the 0, and then type ... screen. 9. Ans is displayed at the beginning of the new expression. As soon as you press ¥, Ansà is a variable that contains the last calculated answer. Press y ãENTRYä } 1 y ãINSä (above {) .9 to change 10 to , 12 years. If the amount above z) to return...
... seven people, how much will each person get? Make the next guess 12 years. Press Í to evaluate the expression. 11. To divide the last calculated amount by seven, press ¥ 7, followed by Í. Getting Started 5 Press † ~ ~ ~ to position the cursor over the 0, and then type ... screen. 9. Ans is displayed at the beginning of the new expression. As soon as you press ¥, Ansà is a variable that contains the last calculated answer. Press y ãENTRYä } 1 y ãINSä (above {) .9 to change 10 to , 12 years. If the amount above z) to return...
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...Í. Getting Started 13 Use ~ to trace along the curve to a point to display the CALCULATE menu. The answer is displayed for Lower Bound? 2. The graph is displayed for the calculated maximum compared with the maximums found with a prompt for Guess? 4. Use | to trace to the...bottom of the maximum and then press Í. A triangle at the top of a function. 1. Finding the Calculated Maximum You can use a CALC operation to select maximum. Press 4 to calculate a local maximum of the screen indicates the selected bound. A new prompt is displayed again, with the free-moving...
...Í. Getting Started 13 Use ~ to trace along the curve to a point to display the CALCULATE menu. The answer is displayed for Lower Bound? 2. The graph is displayed for the calculated maximum compared with the maximums found with a prompt for Guess? 4. Use | to trace to the...bottom of the maximum and then press Í. A triangle at the top of a function. 1. Finding the Calculated Maximum You can use a CALC operation to select maximum. Press 4 to calculate a local maximum of the screen indicates the selected bound. A new prompt is displayed again, with the free-moving...
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... of curves. (Chapter 11) Statistics You can use in more detail and also covers other capabilities of the TI.82. Graphing You can enter and save up to five matrices and perform standard matrix operations on them over time or as ...graph them . (Chapter 10) Lists You can store, graph, and analyze up to ten functions (Chapter 3), up to six parametric functions (Chapter 4), and up to six lists for use DRAW operations to annotate graphs (Chapter 8). Other Features Getting Started introduced you to basic calculator operation and the table and function graphing features of the TI.82...
... of curves. (Chapter 11) Statistics You can use in more detail and also covers other capabilities of the TI.82. Graphing You can enter and save up to five matrices and perform standard matrix operations on them over time or as ...graph them . (Chapter 10) Lists You can store, graph, and analyze up to ten functions (Chapter 3), up to six parametric functions (Chapter 4), and up to six lists for use DRAW operations to annotate graphs (Chapter 8). Other Features Getting Started introduced you to basic calculator operation and the table and function graphing features of the TI.82...
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...directions on , press the É key. Turning the Calculator Off Press and release y and then press ãOFFä to turn the TI.82 off , the TI.82, including the display, cursor, and any activity. Turning the Calculator On Press É to turn the TI.82 on. ¦ If you pressed y ãOFFä...; to turn the calculator off, the display shows the Home screen as you ...
...directions on , press the É key. Turning the Calculator Off Press and release y and then press ãOFFä to turn the TI.82 off , the TI.82, including the display, cursor, and any activity. Turning the Calculator On Press É to turn the TI.82 on. ¦ If you pressed y ãOFFä...; to turn the calculator off, the display shows the Home screen as you ...
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Note that there are low, the display begins to dim (especially during calculations), and you must adjust the contrast to a higher setting. If this happens, press and release y and then press and hold † to a setting of the .... If you change the contrast setting, the display contrast changes, and a number in memory when the TI.82 is retained in the upper right corner indicates the current contrast setting between 0 (lightest) and 9 (darkest). Operating the TI.82 1-3 Press and release the y key. 2. The contrast setting is turned off. Adjusting the Display Contrast You...
Note that there are low, the display begins to dim (especially during calculations), and you must adjust the contrast to a higher setting. If this happens, press and release y and then press and hold † to a setting of the .... If you change the contrast setting, the display contrast changes, and a number in memory when the TI.82 is retained in the upper right corner indicates the current contrast setting between 0 (lightest) and 9 (darkest). Operating the TI.82 1-3 Press and release the y key. 2. The contrast setting is turned off. Adjusting the Display Contrast You...
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... an underlined A or # cursor. If you press y or ƒ on a screen on which are described in front of the cursor location. Graphs and the screens for viewing and editing tables, matrices, and lists have entered the maximum characters in the upper right of the display as the...have different cursors, which there is no edit cursor (such as a busy indicator. (When you press the next key. Busy Indicator When the TI.82 is calculating or graphing, a moving vertical bar shows in a name, or memory is full. Display Cursors In most cases, the appearance of the cursor indicates what...
... an underlined A or # cursor. If you press y or ƒ on a screen on which are described in front of the cursor location. Graphs and the screens for viewing and editing tables, matrices, and lists have entered the maximum characters in the upper right of the display as the...have different cursors, which there is no edit cursor (such as a busy indicator. (When you press the next key. Busy Indicator When the TI.82 is calculating or graphing, a moving vertical bar shows in a name, or memory is full. Display Cursors In most cases, the appearance of the cursor indicates what...
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...be used on the Home screen or in Last Entry (page 1.14). 1-6 Operating the TI.82 In most places where a value is evaluated according to enter a value. Most TI.82 functions and operations are all stored together in the program editor (Chapter 13). You must press... completed when you must enter the symbol from the keyboard and menus. Entering Expressions and Instructions On the TI.82, you type LOG, the TI.82 interprets the entry as implied multiplication of the variables L, O, and G.) Calculate 3.76 ÷ (-7.9 + ‡5) + 2 log 45. 3.76 ¥ £ Ì 7.9 Ã...
...be used on the Home screen or in Last Entry (page 1.14). 1-6 Operating the TI.82 In most places where a value is evaluated according to enter a value. Most TI.82 functions and operations are all stored together in the program editor (Chapter 13). You must press... completed when you must enter the symbol from the keyboard and menus. Entering Expressions and Instructions On the TI.82, you type LOG, the TI.82 interprets the entry as implied multiplication of the variables L, O, and G.) Calculate 3.76 ÷ (-7.9 + ‡5) + 2 log 45. 3.76 ¥ £ Ì 7.9 Ã...
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... number that precedes the exponent. Instructions cannot be one or two digits. Interrupting a Calculation While the busy indicator is displayed, indicating that clears any drawn elements from a graph. Type the part of the name. E appears in the previous example. Entering a...example, Circle( requires three arguments, Circle(0,0,5). The display format is an instruction that a calculation or a graph is shown. ¦ To go to where the interruption occurred, select Goto. ¦ To return to be an expression. 2. Operating the TI.82 1-7 Functions A function returns a value.
... number that precedes the exponent. Instructions cannot be one or two digits. Interrupting a Calculation While the busy indicator is displayed, indicating that clears any drawn elements from a graph. Type the part of the name. E appears in the previous example. Entering a...example, Circle( requires three arguments, Circle(0,0,5). The display format is an instruction that a calculation or a graph is shown. ¦ To go to where the interruption occurred, select Goto. ¦ To return to be an expression. 2. Operating the TI.82 1-7 Functions A function returns a value.
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... plots one function completely before the next function is a function of X (Chapter 3). Operating the TI.82 1-11 Func, Par, Pol, Seq Func (function) graphing plots functions where Y is evaluated and plotted. Connected, Dot Connected draws a line between the points calculated for the next value of X and then evaluates and plots them for the selected...
... plots one function completely before the next function is a function of X (Chapter 3). Operating the TI.82 1-11 Func, Par, Pol, Seq Func (function) graphing plots functions where Y is evaluated and plotted. Connected, Dot Connected draws a line between the points calculated for the next value of X and then evaluates and plots them for the selected...
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When the expression is evaluated, the TI.82 uses the value of Ans in the calculation. Calculate the area of a garden plot 1.7 meters by the function. 5¥2 Í ¯ 9.9 Í Storing Answers To store an answer, store Ans to ...by 4.2 meters. y ãpä 5 ¡ Í ¯ 3.3 Í ¿ ƒ V Í 1-16 Operating the TI.82 Using Ans in the variable V. Ans may be a real number, a list, or a matrix. When you evaluate another expression. Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters and store in an Expression You...
When the expression is evaluated, the TI.82 uses the value of Ans in the calculation. Calculate the area of a garden plot 1.7 meters by the function. 5¥2 Í ¯ 9.9 Í Storing Answers To store an answer, store Ans to ...by 4.2 meters. y ãpä 5 ¡ Í ¯ 3.3 Í ¿ ƒ V Í 1-16 Operating the TI.82 Using Ans in the variable V. Ans may be a real number, a list, or a matrix. When you evaluate another expression. Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters and store in an Expression You...
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Press 6. To select 3‡, you may either press 4 or press 3. Calculate 63‡27. 1. Press 27 and then press Í to display the MATH menu. 2. Press to evaluate the expression. 1-18 Operating the TI.82
Press 6. To select 3‡, you may either press 4 or press 3. Calculate 63‡27. 1. Press 27 and then press Í to display the MATH menu. 2. Press to evaluate the expression. 1-18 Operating the TI.82
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...or and xor. EOS lets you enter numbers and functions in the following order: 1 Functions that are evaluated as sin(fPart(ln 8)). Calculations within a pair of Evaluation A function returns a value. EOS evaluates the functions in an expression in a simple, straightforward sequence. Within a... Operating System) The Equation Operating System (EOSé) defines the order in which functions in expressions are encountered. 1-20 Operating the TI.82 However, two or more single-argument functions that precede the argument, such as negation, ‡, sin, or log. 5 Implied multiplication...
...or and xor. EOS lets you enter numbers and functions in the following order: 1 Functions that are evaluated as sin(fPart(ln 8)). Calculations within a pair of Evaluation A function returns a value. EOS evaluates the functions in an expression in a simple, straightforward sequence. Within a... Operating System) The Equation Operating System (EOSé) defines the order in which functions in expressions are encountered. 1-20 Operating the TI.82 However, two or more single-argument functions that precede the argument, such as negation, ‡, sin, or log. 5 Implied multiplication...
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... the negation function. Use parentheses to indicate subtraction, as in 9 Ì 7, it is a negative number (or 0); Operating the TI.82 1-21 All "open parenthesis, it understands 2p, 4 sin 46, 5(1+2), and (2...5)7 as squaring, are closed automatically at the end of...it does not indicate implied multiplication. On the TI.82, negation is an error. For example, in the first group, such as implied multiplication. M92 is M81. Implied Multiplication The TI.82 recognizes implied multiplication. Parentheses All calculations inside the parentheses, 1+2, and then multiplies ...
... the negation function. Use parentheses to indicate subtraction, as in 9 Ì 7, it is a negative number (or 0); Operating the TI.82 1-21 All "open parenthesis, it understands 2p, 4 sin 46, 5(1+2), and (2...5)7 as squaring, are closed automatically at the end of...it does not indicate implied multiplication. On the TI.82, negation is an error. For example, in the first group, such as implied multiplication. M92 is M81. Implied Multiplication The TI.82 recognizes implied multiplication. Parentheses All calculations inside the parentheses, 1+2, and then multiplies ...