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... in this guidebook, TI-84 Plus refers to the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition. Editing keys allow you to distinguish it from the TI-84 Plus. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Documentation Conventions In the body of the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition and the TI-84 Plus are the same. The two graphing calculators differ only in Chapter 19, the full name TI-84 Plus Silver Edition is divided...
... in this guidebook, TI-84 Plus refers to the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition. Editing keys allow you to distinguish it from the TI-84 Plus. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Documentation Conventions In the body of the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition and the TI-84 Plus are the same. The two graphing calculators differ only in Chapter 19, the full name TI-84 Plus Silver Edition is divided...
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TI-84 Plus Graphing Keys Editing Keys Advanced Function Keys Scientific Calculator Keys Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 2 Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of a standard scientific calculator. Scientific -
TI-84 Plus Graphing Keys Editing Keys Advanced Function Keys Scientific Calculator Keys Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 2 Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of a standard scientific calculator. Scientific -
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Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus Turning On the Graphing Calculator To turn on the TI-84 Plus, press É. • If you previously had turned off the 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. The y key accesses the second function printed in green above each key. The ƒ key accesses the alpha function printed in blue above each key. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 4
Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus Turning On the Graphing Calculator To turn on the TI-84 Plus, press É. • If you previously had turned off the 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. The y key accesses the second function printed in green above each key. The ƒ key accesses the alpha function printed in blue above each key. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 4
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.... • If Automatic Power Down™ (APD™) had previously turned off the graphing calculator, the TI-84 Plus will "wake up" the TI-84 Plus. Turning Off the Graphing Calculator To turn off the TI-84 Plus automatically after about five minutes without losing any activity. Batteries The TI-84 Plus uses five batteries: four AAA alkaline batteries and one SR44SW or 303 silver oxide...
.... • If Automatic Power Down™ (APD™) had previously turned off the graphing calculator, the TI-84 Plus will "wake up" the TI-84 Plus. Turning Off the Graphing Calculator To turn off the TI-84 Plus automatically after about five minutes without losing any activity. Batteries The TI-84 Plus uses five batteries: four AAA alkaline batteries and one SR44SW or 303 silver oxide...
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...and expressions to evaluate. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 7 Generally, the graphing calculator will not operate. Chapter 3 describes graphs. The answers are low, a low-battery message is displayed when you use the graphing calculator infrequently. Batteries must be retained. When to ...Replace Batteries When the batteries are displayed on the graphing calculator. Home Screen The home screen is first displayed. All memory should be replaced. Chapter 9 describes how the TI-84 Plus can display a horizontally or vertically split screen to operate...
...and expressions to evaluate. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 7 Generally, the graphing calculator will not operate. Chapter 3 describes graphs. The answers are low, a low-battery message is displayed when you use the graphing calculator infrequently. Batteries must be retained. When to ...Replace Batteries When the batteries are displayed on the graphing calculator. Home Screen The home screen is first displayed. All memory should be replaced. Chapter 9 describes how the TI-84 Plus can display a horizontally or vertically split screen to operate...
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... or select the next menu item to be pasted as a busy indicator in front of the screen. If you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes a vertical moving line is displayed as a character. any existing character is overwritten Underline... entry; When you press y during an insertion, the cursor becomes an underlined A (A). Graphs and editors sometimes display additional cursors, which are entered at the cursor; Busy Indicator When the TI-84 Plus is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 9
... or select the next menu item to be pasted as a busy indicator in front of the screen. If you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes a vertical moving line is displayed as a character. any existing character is overwritten Underline... entry; When you press y during an insertion, the cursor becomes an underlined A (A). Graphs and editors sometimes display additional cursors, which are entered at the cursor; Busy Indicator When the TI-84 Plus is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 9
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... a combination of 45, you enter LOG, the TI-84 Plus interprets the entry as you can use an expression to Equation Operating System (EOS™) rules, and the answer is completed when you enter numbers, variables, and functions from the keyboard or a menu; For example, to calculate the log of these elements. Entering Expressions...
... a combination of 45, you enter LOG, the TI-84 Plus interprets the entry as you can use an expression to Equation Operating System (EOS™) rules, and the answer is completed when you enter numbers, variables, and functions from the keyboard or a menu; For example, to calculate the log of these elements. Entering Expressions...
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... that precedes the exponent. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 16 If the exponent is pasted to the cursor location. 3. This value can be an expression. 2. Press y D. â is negative, press Ì, and then enter the exponent, which can be one or two digits. Calculate 3.76 P (L7.9 + ‡5) + 2 log 45. 3 Ë 76...
... that precedes the exponent. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 16 If the exponent is pasted to the cursor location. 3. This value can be an expression. 2. Press y D. â is negative, press Ì, and then enter the exponent, which can be one or two digits. Calculate 3.76 P (L7.9 + ‡5) + 2 log 45. 3 Ë 76...
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Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in the example on the TI-84 Plus. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 17 In general, the first letter of each instruction name is uppercase. The mode settings and the size of each function is lowercase ...
Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in the example on the TI-84 Plus. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 17 In general, the first letter of each instruction name is uppercase. The mode settings and the size of each function is lowercase ...
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...graph (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The Tangent( DRAW instruction equation of the line, x, and dy/dx values (Chapter 8) • Results of CALCULATE operations (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The regression equation stored after the execution of a regression model (Chapter 12) Radian, Degree Angle modes control how the TI-84 Plus...Coordinates on the desired number of the decimal. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 22 Float, 0123456789 Float (floating) decimal mode displays up to 10 digits, plus the sign and decimal. 0123456789 (fixed) decimal mode specifies the ...
...graph (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The Tangent( DRAW instruction equation of the line, x, and dy/dx values (Chapter 8) • Results of CALCULATE operations (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The regression equation stored after the execution of a regression model (Chapter 12) Radian, Degree Angle modes control how the TI-84 Plus...Coordinates on the desired number of the decimal. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 22 Float, 0123456789 Float (floating) decimal mode displays up to 10 digits, plus the sign and decimal. 0123456789 (fixed) decimal mode specifies the ...
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... and plots all selected functions for a single value of X. Par (parametric) graphing mode plots relations, where X and Y are functions of the selected functions. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 23 Connected, Dot Connected plotting mode draws a line connecting each point calculated for the next value of X and then evaluates and plots them for...
... and plots all selected functions for a single value of X. Par (parametric) graphing mode plots relations, where X and Y are functions of the selected functions. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 23 Connected, Dot Connected plotting mode draws a line connecting each point calculated for the next value of X and then evaluates and plots them for...
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... an Expression You can use Ans as the first entry in the next expression without entering the value again or pressing y Z. Calculate the area of Ans in the calculation. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 33 Press y Z to copy the variable name Ans to a variable before you evaluate another expression. On a blank line...
... an Expression You can use Ans as the first entry in the next expression without entering the value again or pressing y Z. Calculate the area of Ans in the calculation. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 33 Press y Z to copy the variable name Ans to a variable before you evaluate another expression. On a blank line...
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Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters, and then store the result in the variable V. yB5 ¡ Í ¯ 3 Ë 3 Í ¿ƒ V Í TI-84 Plus Menus Using a TI-84 Plus Menu You can access most TI-84 Plus operations using menus...one or more menu names appear on the top line of the screen. • The menu name on . Next, calculate the volume of a cylinder of radius 5 meters. The order is highlighted. • A number or letter identifies ... When a menu item ends in the menu. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 34
Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters, and then store the result in the variable V. yB5 ¡ Í ¯ 3 Ë 3 Í ¿ƒ V Í TI-84 Plus Menus Using a TI-84 Plus Menu You can access most TI-84 Plus operations using menus...one or more menu names appear on the top line of the screen. • The menu name on . Next, calculate the volume of a cylinder of radius 5 meters. The order is highlighted. • A number or letter identifies ... When a menu item ends in the menu. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 34
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The green arrows on the top line. When you press such a key, the names of all accessible menus are displayed on the graphing calculator, between † and }, are displayed. To scroll up six menu items at a time, press ƒ †. To wrap to the first menu item directly from ... first menu item, press }. When you highlight a menu name, the items in that menu are the page-down and page-up symbols. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 36 To page up the menu items, press }. To wrap to the last menu item directly from the last menu item, press †...
The green arrows on the top line. When you press such a key, the names of all accessible menus are displayed on the graphing calculator, between † and }, are displayed. To scroll up six menu items at a time, press ƒ †. To wrap to the first menu item directly from ... first menu item, press }. When you highlight a menu name, the items in that menu are the page-down and page-up symbols. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 36 To page up the menu items, press }. To wrap to the last menu item directly from the last menu item, press †...
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... item you want to the item you want , and then press Í. Selecting an Item from a Menu You can select an item from a menu, the TI-84 Plus typically displays the previous screen. To move the cursor to select. If no items begin with any alpha character or q, press the key combination for... that you select need not be displayed on the menu, and the item you can select them by pressing the appropriate number key. Calculate 3‡27. 27 ¤ Í Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 37
... item you want to the item you want , and then press Í. Selecting an Item from a Menu You can select an item from a menu, the TI-84 Plus typically displays the previous screen. To move the cursor to select. If no items begin with any alpha character or q, press the key combination for... that you select need not be displayed on the menu, and the item you can select them by pressing the appropriate number key. Calculate 3‡27. 27 ¤ Í Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 37
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... Function 7 Relational functions, such as implied multiplication. Calculations within parentheses are completed first. Note: TI-84 Plus implied multiplication rules, although like the TI-83, differ from left to express multiplication in the expression 4(1+2), EOS first evaluates the portion inside a pair of the TI-82. Implied Multiplication The TI-84 Plus recognizes implied multiplication, so you need not press...
... Function 7 Relational functions, such as implied multiplication. Calculations within parentheses are completed first. Note: TI-84 Plus implied multiplication rules, although like the TI-83, differ from left to express multiplication in the expression 4(1+2), EOS first evaluates the portion inside a pair of the TI-82. Implied Multiplication The TI-84 Plus recognizes implied multiplication, so you need not press...
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... RAM by archiving variables to user data. Special Features of RAM (random access memory) are built into the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, and .5 M for you upgrade to future software versions without buying a new graphing calculator. Future software versions include maintenance upgrades that will be edited or deleted inadvertently. As new functionality becomes available, you...
... RAM by archiving variables to user data. Special Features of RAM (random access memory) are built into the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, and .5 M for you upgrade to future software versions without buying a new graphing calculator. Future software versions include maintenance upgrades that will be edited or deleted inadvertently. As new functionality becomes available, you...
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... other variables to a safe location where they cannot be installed to customize the TI-84 Plus to your graphing calculator has introduced you can free up to : Chapter 18 Other TI-84 Plus Features The TI-84 Plus guidebook that may require additional memory. For details, refer to -unit. There...big 1.5 M archive space lets you : • Store data, programs, applications or any other features and capabilities of the TI-84 Plus in the TI-84 Plus user data archive, a protected area of memory separate from RAM. Applications Applications can be edited or deleted inadvertently. • Create...
... other variables to a safe location where they cannot be installed to customize the TI-84 Plus to your graphing calculator has introduced you can free up to : Chapter 18 Other TI-84 Plus Features The TI-84 Plus guidebook that may require additional memory. For details, refer to -unit. There...big 1.5 M archive space lets you : • Store data, programs, applications or any other features and capabilities of the TI-84 Plus in the TI-84 Plus user data archive, a protected area of memory separate from RAM. Applications Applications can be edited or deleted inadvertently. • Create...
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... symbol (Chapter 11). 5. Press ... Í to which you do not use quotation marks, the TI-84 Plus calculates and displays the same initial list of answers, but does not attach the formula for future calculations. Note: If you want to which the formula is attached. Press } to move the cursor onto the... list name to attach the formula. The TI-84 Plus calculates each list element and stores it to the list name to display the stat list editor. 2. Note: Any user-created list name referenced...
... symbol (Chapter 11). 5. Press ... Í to which you do not use quotation marks, the TI-84 Plus calculates and displays the same initial list of answers, but does not attach the formula for future calculations. Note: If you want to which the formula is attached. Press } to move the cursor onto the... list name to attach the formula. The TI-84 Plus calculates each list element and stores it to the list name to display the stat list editor. 2. Note: Any user-created list name referenced...
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... a TI.82, the TI-84 Plus will interpret it to send to get data from another TI-84 Plus. Use GetCalc( to another TI-84 Plus. variable can be a real number, list element, list name, matrix element, matrix name, string, Y= variable, graph database, or picture. portflag=1 use I/O port Note: GetCalc( does not work between TI.82 and TI-83 Plus or a TI.82 and TI-84 Plus calculators. portflag...
... a TI.82, the TI-84 Plus will interpret it to send to get data from another TI-84 Plus. Use GetCalc( to another TI-84 Plus. variable can be a real number, list element, list name, matrix element, matrix name, string, Y= variable, graph database, or picture. portflag=1 use I/O port Note: GetCalc( does not work between TI.82 and TI-83 Plus or a TI.82 and TI-84 Plus calculators. portflag...