Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS SILV Guidebook - Page 153

Accepting or Changing Matrix Dimensions The dimensions of the matrix (row × column) are displayed on the top line. The dimensions of a new matrix are 1 × 1. You must accept or change the dimensions each time you edit a matrix. When you select a matrix to define, the cursor highlights the row dimension. • To accept the row dimension, press Í. • To change the row dimension, enter the number of rows (up to 99), and then press Í. The cursor moves to the column dimension, which you must accept or change the same way you accepted or changed the row dimension. When you press Í, the rectangular cursor moves to the first matrix element. Viewing and Editing Matrix Elements Displaying Matrix Elements After you have set the dimensions of the matrix, you can view the matrix and enter values for the matrix elements. In a new matrix, all values are zero. Select the matrix from the MATRX EDIT menu and enter or accept the dimensions. The center portion of the matrix editor displays up to seven rows and three columns of a matrix, showing the values of the elements in abbreviated form if necessary. The full value of the current element, which is indicated by the rectangular cursor, is displayed on the bottom line. This is an 8 × 4 matrix. Ellipses in the left or right column indicate additional columns. # or $ in the right column indicate additional rows. Deleting a Matrix To delete matrices from memory, use the MEMORY MANAGEMENT/DELETE secondary menu (Chapter 18). Viewing a Matrix The matrix editor has two contexts, viewing and editing. In viewing context, you can use the cursor keys to move quickly from one matrix element to the next. The full value of the highlighted element is displayed on the edit line. Chapter 10: Matrices 146