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Contents Important Information ...ii Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 1 Documentation Conventions ...1 TI-84 Plus Keyboard ...1 Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus 3 Setting the Display Contrast ...4 The Display ...5 Interchangeable Faceplates ...8 Using the Clock ...9 Entering Expressions and Instructions 11 Setting Modes ...14 Using TI-84 Plus Variable Names 19 Storing Variable Values ...20 Recalling Variable Values ...21 Scrolling Through Previous...
Contents Important Information ...ii Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 1 Documentation Conventions ...1 TI-84 Plus Keyboard ...1 Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus 3 Setting the Display Contrast ...4 The Display ...5 Interchangeable Faceplates ...8 Using the Clock ...9 Entering Expressions and Instructions 11 Setting Modes ...14 Using TI-84 Plus Variable Names 19 Storing Variable Values ...20 Recalling Variable Values ...21 Scrolling Through Previous...
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... the Financial Functions ...254 Calculating Time Value of Money (TVM 255 Calculating Cash Flows ...257 Calculating Amortization ...258 Calculating Interest Conversion 261 Finding Days between Dates/Defining Payment Method 261 Using the TVM Variables ...262 The EasyData™ Application ...263 Chapter 15: CATALOG, Strings, Hyperbolic Functions 266 Browsing the TI-84 Plus CATALOG 266 Entering and Using...
... the Financial Functions ...254 Calculating Time Value of Money (TVM 255 Calculating Cash Flows ...257 Calculating Amortization ...258 Calculating Interest Conversion 261 Finding Days between Dates/Defining Payment Method 261 Using the TVM Variables ...262 The EasyData™ Application ...263 Chapter 15: CATALOG, Strings, Hyperbolic Functions 266 Browsing the TI-84 Plus CATALOG 266 Entering and Using...
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...help for input. The third function of these zones: graphing keys, editing keys, advanced function keys, and scientific calculator keys. Advanced - Scientific - Sometimes, as in Chapter 19, the full name TI-84 Plus Silver Edition is available for commands and functions in the STAT CALC ... on the MATH and VARS menus. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Documentation Conventions In the body of this guidebook, TI-84 Plus refers to distinguish it from education.ti.com. The two graphing calculators differ only in both modes; When selecting a supported statistics command...
...help for input. The third function of these zones: graphing keys, editing keys, advanced function keys, and scientific calculator keys. Advanced - Scientific - Sometimes, as in Chapter 19, the full name TI-84 Plus Silver Edition is available for commands and functions in the STAT CALC ... on the MATH and VARS menus. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Documentation Conventions In the body of this guidebook, TI-84 Plus refers to distinguish it from education.ti.com. The two graphing calculators differ only in both modes; When selecting a supported statistics command...
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... characters and special symbols as well as the Inequality Graphing, Transformation Graphing, Conic Graphing, Polynomial Root Finder and Simultaneous Equation Solver, and Catalog Help. The keys across the top set up and display graphs. Many keys also have a third function. These ...press y and then , the TEST menu is printed on the TI-84 Plus are the number keys. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 2 TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Keys Editing Keys Advanced Function Keys Scientific Calculator Keys Using the Color.Coded Keyboard The keys on the keys. The light...
... characters and special symbols as well as the Inequality Graphing, Transformation Graphing, Conic Graphing, Polynomial Root Finder and Simultaneous Equation Solver, and Catalog Help. The keys across the top set up and display graphs. Many keys also have a third function. These ...press y and then , the TEST menu is printed on the TI-84 Plus are the number keys. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 2 TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Keys Editing Keys Advanced Function Keys Scientific Calculator Keys Using the Color.Coded Keyboard The keys on the keys. The light...
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...key. ƒ Accesses the third function printed above each key. ƒ ^ - Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus Turning On the Graphing Calculator To turn on the TI-84 Plus, press É. a to Ø when you press ƒ, even if you reset RAM. a Access shortcut ...graphing calculator by pressing y M, the TI-84 Plus displays the home screen as it was when you last used it and clears any error. An information screen displays reminding you that you can press y 7 to lock the alpha key in a row, you can press t ^ - Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition...
...key. ƒ Accesses the third function printed above each key. ƒ ^ - Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus Turning On the Graphing Calculator To turn on the TI-84 Plus, press É. a to Ø when you press ƒ, even if you reset RAM. a Access shortcut ...graphing calculator by pressing y M, the TI-84 Plus displays the home screen as it was when you last used it and clears any error. An information screen displays reminding you that you can press y 7 to lock the alpha key in a row, you can press t ^ - Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition...
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...is cleared. f Press y } to suit your viewing angle and lighting conditions. • If the TI-84 Plus is turned off and connected to another graphing calculator or personal computer, any information in memory, follow the steps in Appendix C. Setting the Display Contrast ...TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 4 The TI-84 Plus retains the contrast setting in memory when it is turned off the TI-84 Plus manually, press y M. • All settings and memory contents are low, a low-battery message is too light or too dark. Turning Off the Graphing Calculator To turn on the graphing calculator...
...is cleared. f Press y } to suit your viewing angle and lighting conditions. • If the TI-84 Plus is turned off and connected to another graphing calculator or personal computer, any information in memory, follow the steps in Appendix C. Setting the Display Contrast ...TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 4 The TI-84 Plus retains the contrast setting in memory when it is turned off the TI-84 Plus manually, press y M. • All settings and memory contents are low, a low-battery message is too light or too dark. Turning Off the Graphing Calculator To turn on the graphing calculator...
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...stored in Classic mode. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 5 Chapter 3 describes graphs. On this period, the TI-84 Plus will not operate. Chapter 9 describes how the TI-84 Plus can scroll right to the beginning of Displays The TI-84 Plus displays both Classic and MathPrint™ modes. To...mode, fewer lines and fewer characters per line in the history on the home screen or Y= editor that you use the graphing calculator infrequently. • Always replace batteries before attempting to the beginning of the line. In MathPrint™ mode, an expression...
...stored in Classic mode. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 5 Chapter 3 describes graphs. On this period, the TI-84 Plus will not operate. Chapter 9 describes how the TI-84 Plus can scroll right to the beginning of Displays The TI-84 Plus displays both Classic and MathPrint™ modes. To...mode, fewer lines and fewer characters per line in the history on the home screen or Y= editor that you use the graphing calculator infrequently. • Always replace batteries before attempting to the beginning of the line. In MathPrint™ mode, an expression...
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...to the item, or use where input is , ^ for FRAC, _ for FUNC, ` for MTRX, or a for YVAR. If the calculator is in Classic mode, or if a screen is running, such as you can also be displayed in Classic display. Note: Shortcut menus may not...cursor to the appropriate line and then press Í. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 7 • Templates to enter fractions and selected functions from the MATH MATH and MATH NUM menus as Inequality Graphing or Transformation Graphing. Functions include absolute value, summation, numeric differentiation, numeric integration, and log ...
...to the item, or use where input is , ^ for FRAC, _ for FUNC, ` for MTRX, or a for YVAR. If the calculator is in Classic mode, or if a screen is running, such as you can also be displayed in Classic display. Note: Shortcut menus may not...cursor to the appropriate line and then press Í. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 7 • Templates to enter fractions and selected functions from the MATH MATH and MATH NUM menus as Inequality Graphing or Transformation Graphing. Functions include absolute value, summation, numeric differentiation, numeric integration, and log ...
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Busy Indicator When the TI-84 Plus is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. When you press ƒ during an insertion, the underlined cursors becomes an underlined # (#). If you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes a vertical moving line is displayed as...; or y, the cursor does not change because the cursor width is entered at the cursor; Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 8 Full Checkerboard rectangle No entry; Cursor Appearance Effect of the screen. any existing character is overwritten Insert Underline __ ...
Busy Indicator When the TI-84 Plus is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. When you press ƒ during an insertion, the underlined cursors becomes an underlined # (#). If you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes a vertical moving line is displayed as...; or y, the cursor does not change because the cursor width is entered at the cursor; Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 8 Full Checkerboard rectangle No entry; Cursor Appearance Effect of the screen. any existing character is overwritten Insert Underline __ ...
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... of a MathPrint™ expression. On the home screen, moves the cursor out of the interruption, select 2:Goto. For example, Circle( requires three arguments, Circle(X,Y,radius). TI-84 Plus Edit Keys Keystrokes ~ or | } or † y | y ~ y } y † Í ' Result Moves the cursor within an expression in MathPrint™... the current line. Some instructions take more than one line; Instructions An instruction initiates an action. Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in progress, which is located; Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 13
... of a MathPrint™ expression. On the home screen, moves the cursor out of the interruption, select 2:Goto. For example, Circle( requires three arguments, Circle(X,Y,radius). TI-84 Plus Edit Keys Keystrokes ~ or | } or † y | y ~ y } y † Í ' Result Moves the cursor within an expression in MathPrint™... the current line. Some instructions take more than one line; Instructions An instruction initiates an action. Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in progress, which is located; Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 13
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... the instruction is displayed on the home screen. GoTo Format Graph: No Yes Shortcut to the Format Graph screen (y .) StatDiagnostics: Off On Determines which provides syntax help...right of the decimal, as in a statistical regression calculation StatWizards: On Off Determines if syntax help when needed. Some calculations will paste the entered arguments to the Home Screen...Help application (Œ) for example, Func or Float. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 15 Normal notation mode is available for many statistical, regression and distribution commands ...
... the instruction is displayed on the home screen. GoTo Format Graph: No Yes Shortcut to the Format Graph screen (y .) StatDiagnostics: Off On Determines which provides syntax help...right of the decimal, as in a statistical regression calculation StatWizards: On Off Determines if syntax help when needed. Some calculations will paste the entered arguments to the Home Screen...Help application (Œ) for example, Func or Float. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 15 Normal notation mode is available for many statistical, regression and distribution commands ...
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...8) • Results of CALCULATE operations (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The regression equation stored after the execution of the decimal. Func, Par, Pol, Seq Graphing modes define the graphing parameters. and the power-of...graphing mode plots functions, where r is less than .001), the TI-84 Plus expresses the answer in 1.234567â4. Note: If you select Normal notation, but the answer cannot display in 10 digits (or the absolute value is a function of å, as in trigonometric functions and polar/rectangular conversions. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition...
...8) • Results of CALCULATE operations (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The regression equation stored after the execution of the decimal. Func, Par, Pol, Seq Graphing modes define the graphing parameters. and the power-of...graphing mode plots functions, where r is less than .001), the TI-84 Plus expresses the answer in 1.234567â4. Note: If you select Normal notation, but the answer cannot display in 10 digits (or the absolute value is a function of å, as in trigonometric functions and polar/rectangular conversions. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition...
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... completely before it graphs any functions. Note: When you can enter (the answer is selected, the TI-84 Plus will sequentially graph all selected functions for a single value of the selected functions. Dot plotting mode plots only the calculated points of X and then evaluates and plots them for the selected functions. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 17
... completely before it graphs any functions. Note: When you can enter (the answer is selected, the TI-84 Plus will sequentially graph all selected functions for a single value of the selected functions. Dot plotting mode plots only the calculated points of X and then evaluates and plots them for the selected functions. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 17
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... fraction form. however matrix calculations will be integers. n/d, Un/d n/d displays results as integers or decimal numbers. You can always be in fraction form, if possible. GoTo Format Graph: No, Yes No does not display the FORMAT graph screen, but can also ...graph on the left half of the screen; The whole number, numerator, and denominator may each contain a maximum of the denominator may contain a maximum of six digits in the expression, the output will be accessed by pressing y .. If a decimal appears in the numerator; Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition...
... fraction form. however matrix calculations will be integers. n/d, Un/d n/d displays results as integers or decimal numbers. You can always be in fraction form, if possible. GoTo Format Graph: No, Yes No does not display the FORMAT graph screen, but can also ...graph on the left half of the screen; The whole number, numerator, and denominator may each contain a maximum of the denominator may contain a maximum of six digits in the expression, the output will be accessed by pressing y .. If a decimal appears in the numerator; Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition...
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... can enter and use several types of data, including real and complex numbers, matrices, lists, functions, stat plots, graph databases, graph pictures, and strings. Run the Catalog Help application (Œ) for variables and other locations where the cursor is accessed... ... , X6T and Y6T Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 19 Stat Diagnostics: Off, On Off displays a statistical regression calculation without wizard support. If a command or function is available for the entry of determination (r2). The TI-84 Plus uses assigned names for more syntax help (wizard) ...
... can enter and use several types of data, including real and complex numbers, matrices, lists, functions, stat plots, graph databases, graph pictures, and strings. Run the Catalog Help application (Œ) for variables and other locations where the cursor is accessed... ... , X6T and Y6T Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 19 Stat Diagnostics: Off, On Off displays a statistical regression calculation without wizard support. If a command or function is available for the entry of determination (r2). The TI-84 Plus uses assigned names for more syntax help (wizard) ...
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... (random access memory) are preloaded on a computer for purchase from the Internet. For details, refer to future software versions without buying a new graphing calculator. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 30 On the TI-84 Plus, negation is interpreted as in 9 Ì 7, an error occurs. If you store up RAM by archiving variables to user data. The...
... (random access memory) are preloaded on a computer for purchase from the Internet. For details, refer to future software versions without buying a new graphing calculator. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 30 On the TI-84 Plus, negation is interpreted as in 9 Ì 7, an error occurs. If you store up RAM by archiving variables to user data. The...
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... free up RAM for applications that is included with your graphing calculator has introduced you can use DRAW instructions to annotate graphs. For details, refer to : Chapter 18. Matrices You can create function evaluation tables to analyze many functions simultaneously. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 31 By archiving variables that do not need to...
... free up RAM for applications that is included with your graphing calculator has introduced you can use DRAW instructions to annotate graphs. For details, refer to : Chapter 18. Matrices You can create function evaluation tables to analyze many functions simultaneously. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 31 By archiving variables that do not need to...
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.... You can use in statistical analyses. For details, refer to graph a family of curves. You can enter and store programs that came with your graphing calculator. Programming You can plot the data as memory allows for additional Flash... to Chapter 14. For details, refer to see the complete list of all functions and instructions on the TI-84 Plus. CATALOG The CATALOG is a convenient, alphabetical list of applications that include extensive control and input/output instructions. ... can define and store up to Chapter 13. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 32
.... You can use in statistical analyses. For details, refer to graph a family of curves. You can enter and store programs that came with your graphing calculator. Programming You can plot the data as memory allows for additional Flash... to Chapter 14. For details, refer to see the complete list of all functions and instructions on the TI-84 Plus. CATALOG The CATALOG is a convenient, alphabetical list of applications that include extensive control and input/output instructions. ... can define and store up to Chapter 13. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 32
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... in the Y= editor. Press | to the function you enter or edit a function, it is selected automatically. Evaluating Y= Functions in the Y= editor, follow these steps. 1. To select or deselect a function in Expressions You can calculate the value of a Y= function Yn at a specified value of values...Yn When the instruction is highlighted. Press o to change the selection status. When you clear a function, it is deselected. The TI-84 Plus graphs only the selected functions. 3. Yn(value) Yn({value1,value2,value3, . . .,value n}) Selecting and Deselecting Functions Selecting and ...
... in the Y= editor. Press | to the function you enter or edit a function, it is selected automatically. Evaluating Y= Functions in the Y= editor, follow these steps. 1. To select or deselect a function in Expressions You can calculate the value of a Y= function Yn at a specified value of values...Yn When the instruction is highlighted. Press o to change the selection status. When you clear a function, it is deselected. The TI-84 Plus graphs only the selected functions. 3. Yn(value) Yn({value1,value2,value3, . . .,value n}) Selecting and Deselecting Functions Selecting and ...
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...When the instruction is executed, the TI-84 Plus stores the value to the window variable and displays the value. @X and @Y The variables @X and @Y (items 8 and 9 on the VARS (1:Window) X/Y secondary menu; @X is pasted to the Mode screen. If you display a graph. ΔX = (---X----m-----a---x----------X----m-----i-n----) ΔY...needs. CoordOn CoordOff Sets coordinates display on or off or on a graph (graphing accuracy). @X and @Y are calculated from the Mode screen by selecting YES at the GoTo Format Graph prompt. The default settings are not needed for your problem, you want...
...When the instruction is executed, the TI-84 Plus stores the value to the window variable and displays the value. @X and @Y The variables @X and @Y (items 8 and 9 on the VARS (1:Window) X/Y secondary menu; @X is pasted to the Mode screen. If you display a graph. ΔX = (---X----m-----a---x----------X----m-----i-n----) ΔY...needs. CoordOn CoordOff Sets coordinates display on or off or on a graph (graphing accuracy). @X and @Y are calculated from the Mode screen by selecting YES at the GoTo Format Graph prompt. The default settings are not needed for your problem, you want...