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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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... in accordance with the instructions, may void your authority to anyone for help. However, there is no event shall Texas Instruments be determined by Texas Instruments may cause harmful interference with or arising out of the purchase or use of the following measures: • Reorient...generates, uses, and can try to Part 15 of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding any other party. Moreover, Texas Instruments shall not be liable for any claim of any kind whatsoever against harmful interference in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause...
... in accordance with the instructions, may void your authority to anyone for help. However, there is no event shall Texas Instruments be determined by Texas Instruments may cause harmful interference with or arising out of the purchase or use of the following measures: • Reorient...generates, uses, and can try to Part 15 of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding any other party. Moreover, Texas Instruments shall not be liable for any claim of any kind whatsoever against harmful interference in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause...
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... 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. Using this Guidebook Effectively viii Glossary x Getting Started: Do This First!
... 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. Using this Guidebook Effectively viii Glossary x Getting Started: Do This First!
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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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... Vertical Lines 8-5 Drawing Tangent Lines 8-6 Drawing Functions and Inverses 8-7 Shading Areas on a Graph 8-8 Drawing Circles 8-9 Placing Text on a Graph 8-10 Using Pen to Draw on a Graph 8-11 Drawing Points 8-12 Drawing Pixels 8-13 Storing and Recalling Graph Pictures 8-14 Storing and Recalling Graph Databases 8-15 Clearing a Drawing 8-16 Chapter 9: Split Screen Getting Started: Polynomial Coefficients...
... Vertical Lines 8-5 Drawing Tangent Lines 8-6 Drawing Functions and Inverses 8-7 Shading Areas on a Graph 8-8 Drawing Circles 8-9 Placing Text on a Graph 8-10 Using Pen to Draw on a Graph 8-11 Drawing Points 8-12 Drawing Pixels 8-13 Storing and Recalling Graph Pictures 8-14 Storing and Recalling Graph Databases 8-15 Clearing a Drawing 8-16 Chapter 9: Split Screen Getting Started: Polynomial Coefficients...
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Chapter 10: Matrices Getting Started: Systems of Linear Equations .......... 10-2 Defining a Matrix 10-4 Viewing Matrix Elements 10-5 Editing Matrix Elements 10-6 About Matrices 10-8 Matrix Math Functions 10-10 MATRIX MATH Operations 10-12 Chapter 11: Lists Getting Started: Generating Sequences 11-2 About Lists 11-3 LIST OPS Operations 11-6 LIST MATH Operations 11-9 Chapter 12: Statistics Getting Started: Building Height and City Size .......... 12-2 Setting Up a Statistical Analysis 12-9 Viewing List Elements 12-10 Editing List Elements 12-11 STAT EDIT Menu 12-12 Statistical ...
Chapter 10: Matrices Getting Started: Systems of Linear Equations .......... 10-2 Defining a Matrix 10-4 Viewing Matrix Elements 10-5 Editing Matrix Elements 10-6 About Matrices 10-8 Matrix Math Functions 10-10 MATRIX MATH Operations 10-12 Chapter 11: Lists Getting Started: Generating Sequences 11-2 About Lists 11-3 LIST OPS Operations 11-6 LIST MATH Operations 11-9 Chapter 12: Statistics Getting Started: Building Height and City Size .......... 12-2 Setting Up a Statistical Analysis 12-9 Viewing List Elements 12-10 Editing List Elements 12-11 STAT EDIT Menu 12-12 Statistical ...
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Chapter 14: Applications Left-Brain, Right-Brain Test Results 14-2 Speeding Tickets 14-4 Buying a Car, Now or Later 14-5 Graphing Inequalities 14-6 Solving a System of Nonlinear Equations 14-7 Program: Sierpinski Triangle 14-8 Cobweb Attractors 14-9 Program: Guess the ...Curves 14-20 Chapter 15: Memory Management Checking Available Memory 15-2 Deleting Items from Memory 15-3 Resetting the TI.82 15-4 Chapter 16: Communication Link Getting Started: Sending Variables 16-2 TI.82 LINK 16-3 Selecting Items to Send 16-4 Transmitting Items 16-6 Receiving Items 16-7 Backing Up Memory 16-8...
Chapter 14: Applications Left-Brain, Right-Brain Test Results 14-2 Speeding Tickets 14-4 Buying a Car, Now or Later 14-5 Graphing Inequalities 14-6 Solving a System of Nonlinear Equations 14-7 Program: Sierpinski Triangle 14-8 Cobweb Attractors 14-9 Program: Guess the ...Curves 14-20 Chapter 15: Memory Management Checking Available Memory 15-2 Deleting Items from Memory 15-3 Resetting the TI.82 15-4 Chapter 16: Communication Link Getting Started: Sending Variables 16-2 TI.82 LINK 16-3 Selecting Items to Send 16-4 Transmitting Items 16-6 Receiving Items 16-7 Backing Up Memory 16-8...
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... used throughout to make the guidebook easy to use the calculator. ¦ Getting Started is a fast-paced keystroke-by-keystroke introduction. ¦ Chapter 1 describes general operation and lays the foundation for Chapters 2 through 13, which describe specific functional areas of the TI.82. viii Introduction Several page-design elements help you find the...
... used throughout to make the guidebook easy to use the calculator. ¦ Getting Started is a fast-paced keystroke-by-keystroke introduction. ¦ Chapter 1 describes general operation and lays the foundation for Chapters 2 through 13, which describe specific functional areas of the TI.82. viii Introduction Several page-design elements help you find the...
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therefore, when you see numbered text, you know you must perform the steps sequentially. ¦ "Bulleted" lists-If several alternative actions, this guidebook precedes each item with a "bullet" (¦) to highlight it-like this section, defining important terms used throughout the guidebook. ¦ An alphabetical table of functions and instructions in Appendix A, showing their correct formats, how to access them, and page references for quick reference. ¦ Keystroke Examples-The Getting Started examples provide keystroke-by-keystroke instructions, as the full table of contents at ...
therefore, when you see numbered text, you know you must perform the steps sequentially. ¦ "Bulleted" lists-If several alternative actions, this guidebook precedes each item with a "bullet" (¦) to highlight it-like this section, defining important terms used throughout the guidebook. ¦ An alphabetical table of functions and instructions in Appendix A, showing their correct formats, how to access them, and page references for quick reference. ¦ Keystroke Examples-The Getting Started examples provide keystroke-by-keystroke instructions, as the full table of contents at ...
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...be superimposed on the TI.82 display. The TI.82 display is stored. A picture is composed of the TI.82, where expressions can be entered and evaluated and instructions can perform operations. Menu items are not valid in an expression. Expression Function Graph Database Graph Picture Home Screen Instruction ...List Matrix Menu Items Pixel Variable An expression is a set of values that the TI.82 can use for important terms that can be evaluated to a ...
...be superimposed on the TI.82 display. The TI.82 display is stored. A picture is composed of the TI.82, where expressions can be entered and evaluated and instructions can perform operations. Menu items are not valid in an expression. Expression Function Graph Database Graph Picture Home Screen Instruction ...List Matrix Menu Items Pixel Variable An expression is a set of values that the TI.82 can use for important terms that can be evaluated to a ...
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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 contains two keystroke-by completing both of...
... 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 contains two keystroke-by completing both of...
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.... ¦ Press ' to return to access many additional operations. The use of the current item is described in the appropriate chapters. TI-82 Menus To leave the keyboard uncluttered, the TI.82 uses full-screen menus to the screen where you were. ¦ Select another screen or menu. 2 Getting Started After you make a selection...
.... ¦ Press ' to return to access many additional operations. The use of the current item is described in the appropriate chapters. TI-82 Menus To leave the keyboard uncluttered, the TI.82 uses full-screen menus to the screen where you were. ¦ Select another screen or menu. 2 Getting Started After you make a selection...
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Press 3 to clear the display. The calculator is displayed. 3. You can press ' to select Reset.... First Steps Before beginning these sample problems, follow the steps on . 2. MEM is the 2nd operation of Ã.) The MEMORY menu is reset. 5. Press 2 to its factory settings. (Resetting the TI.82 erases all previously entered data.) This ensures...
Press 3 to clear the display. The calculator is displayed. 3. You can press ' to select Reset.... First Steps Before beginning these sample problems, follow the steps on . 2. MEM is the 2nd operation of Ã.) The MEMORY menu is reset. 5. Press 2 to its factory settings. (Resetting the TI.82 erases all previously entered data.) This ensures...
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...years). 4. The entire problem is shown on a line. 3. The last calculated expression is shown in value. Press y ã:ä to enter more than one line, and recall previous entries. 1. Press Í to store the interest rate. 2. The TI.82 displays up to 8 lines of 16 characters so you can store values... to calculate the total amount available after Y years at the end of the display. The cursor is shown on ...
...years). 4. The entire problem is shown on a line. 3. The last calculated expression is shown in value. Press y ã:ä to enter more than one line, and recall previous entries. 1. Press Í to store the interest rate. 2. The TI.82 displays up to 8 lines of 16 characters so you can store values... to calculate the total amount available after Y years at the end of the display. The cursor is shown on ...
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... to the Home screen. Press Í to display the MODE screen. 9. As soon as you press ¥, Ansà is a variable that contains the last calculated answer. Press } to , 12 years. The next guess should be greater than , but close to move the cursor over the 2 and then press Í. If... the amount above is to be less than 10 years. To divide the last calculated amount by seven, press ¥ 7, followed by Í. Make the next guess 12 years. Press Í to two fixed decimal places. 10. Press † ~ ~ ~ to...
... to the Home screen. Press Í to display the MODE screen. 9. As soon as you press ¥, Ansà is a variable that contains the last calculated answer. Press } to , 12 years. The next guess should be greater than , but close to move the cursor over the 2 and then press Í. If... the amount above is to be less than 10 years. To divide the last calculated amount by seven, press ¥ 7, followed by Í. Make the next guess 12 years. Press Í to two fixed decimal places. 10. Press † ~ ~ ~ to...
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... determine the solution. Press o to define function Y1 in terms of a box made in this screen. Use tables and graphs to the Home screen and clear it. 3. Enter the function for tables and graphing on the Y= edit screen. Press £ ƒ W ¹ 2 L ¥ 2 to access this way? Press z † Í to change...
... determine the solution. Press o to define function Y1 in terms of a box made in this screen. Use tables and graphs to the Home screen and clear it. 3. Enter the function for tables and graphing on the Y= edit screen. Press £ ƒ W ¹ 2 L ¥ 2 to access this way? Press z † Í to change...
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... answer to scroll the table until the sign change appears. Note that the maximum length of X for this problem occurs where the sign of the TI.82 provides numeric information about a function. Press y ãTblSetä. Press y ãTblSetä (above s) to display the TABLE SETUP menu. 2. The maximum occurs between 30...
... answer to scroll the table until the sign change appears. Note that the maximum length of X for this problem occurs where the sign of the TI.82 provides numeric information about a function. Press y ãTblSetä. Press y ãTblSetä (above s) to display the TABLE SETUP menu. 2. The maximum occurs between 30...
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Press 1 Í to set @Tbl. 2. Press 30 Í to set TblMin. Note that the maximum value displayed is displayed to scroll the table. Use † and } to get more detailed information about any defined function. By varying the value of the cutout. Press y ãTABLEä. 3. The maximum occurs between 36 and 38. 8 Getting Started Adjust the table setup to get a more accurate estimate of the maximum size of @Tbl, you can "zoom in" on the Table You can adjust the way a table is 410256, which occurs at X=37. Zooming In on the table. 1.
Press 1 Í to set @Tbl. 2. Press 30 Í to set TblMin. Note that the maximum value displayed is displayed to scroll the table. Use † and } to get more detailed information about any defined function. By varying the value of the cutout. Press y ãTABLEä. 3. The maximum occurs between 36 and 38. 8 Getting Started Adjust the table setup to get a more accurate estimate of the maximum size of @Tbl, you can "zoom in" on the Table You can adjust the way a table is 410256, which occurs at X=37. Zooming In on the table. 1.
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Press .1 Í to set TblMin. Press ~ to set @Tbl. 5. Getting Started 9 Press y ãTblSetä. This would be the maximum volume of the box if you could cut your piece of Y1 at 36.8 is 410264. 7. Press † and } to scroll the table. 6. increments. The maximum value of paper at 36.8 in full precision, 410264.064. Press 36 Í to display the value of Y1 at 1 mm. Press y ãTABLEä and use † and } to move the cursor. 4.
Press .1 Í to set TblMin. Press ~ to set @Tbl. 5. Getting Started 9 Press y ãTblSetä. This would be the maximum volume of the box if you could cut your piece of Y1 at 36.8 is 410264. 7. Press † and } to scroll the table. 6. increments. The maximum value of paper at 36.8 in full precision, 410264.064. Press 36 Í to display the value of Y1 at 1 mm. Press y ãTABLEä and use † and } to move the cursor. 4.
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You can enter expressions to define values in the WINDOW editor. Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, and Ymax define the boundaries of the coordinate plane that appears in Xmax. You can view and edit the values of the viewing WINDOW. Xscl and Yscl define the distance between tick marks on the X and Y axis. 2. Ymax Xmin Ymin Xscl Xmax Yscl 4. Press p to define the Y WINDOW variables. 10 Getting Started The expression is evaluated, and 100 is stored in the display. Press 0 Í 500000 Í 100000 Í to display the WINDOW variables edit screen. Press 10 Í to define ...
You can enter expressions to define values in the WINDOW editor. Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, and Ymax define the boundaries of the coordinate plane that appears in Xmax. You can view and edit the values of the viewing WINDOW. Xscl and Yscl define the distance between tick marks on the X and Y axis. 2. Ymax Xmin Ymin Xscl Xmax Yscl 4. Press p to define the Y WINDOW variables. 10 Getting Started The expression is evaluated, and 100 is stored in the display. Press 0 Í 500000 Í 100000 Í to display the WINDOW variables edit screen. Press 10 Í to define ...