Texas Instruments TI-82 User Manual - Page 207

to move to the curve of the ball. Note the values

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5. Press s to graph the equations and watch closely as they are plotted. Notice that the ball and the passenger on the ferris wheel appear to be closest near where the paths cross in the upper right quadrant of the ferris wheel. 6. Press p. Change the viewing WINDOW to concentrate on this portion of the graph. Tmin = 1 Tmax = 3 Tstep = .03 Xmin = 0 Xmax = 23.5 Xscl = 10 Ymin = 10 Ymax = 25.5 Yscl = 10 7. Press r. After the graph is plotted, press ~ to move near the point on the ferris wheel where the paths cross. Note the values of X, Y, and T. 8. Press † to move to the curve of the ball. Note the values of X and Y (T is unchanged). Notice where the cursor is located. This is the position of the ball when the person on the ferris wheel passes the intersection. Did the ball or the person reach the intersection first? Using TRACE, you can, in effect, take "snapshots" in time to explore the relative behavior of two objects in motion. Applications 14-13

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Applications
14-13
5.
Press
s
to graph the equations and watch closely as they are
plotted. Notice that the ball and the passenger on the ferris wheel
appear to be closest near where the paths cross in the upper right
quadrant of the ferris wheel.
6.
Press
p
. Change the viewing
WINDOW
to concentrate on this
portion of the graph.
Tmin = 1
Xmin = 0
Ymin = 10
Tmax = 3
Xmax = 23.5
Ymax = 25.5
Tstep = .03
Xscl = 10
Yscl = 10
7.
Press
r
. After the graph is plotted, press
~
to move near the point
on the ferris wheel where the paths cross. Note the values of
X
,
Y
, and
T
.
8.
Press
to move to the curve of the ball. Note the values of
X
and
Y
(
T
is unchanged). Notice where the cursor is located. This is the position
of the ball when the person on the ferris wheel passes the intersection.
Did the ball or the person reach the intersection first?
Using
TRACE
, you can, in effect, take “snapshots” in time to explore the
relative behavior of two objects in motion.