Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS SILV Guidebook - Page 168

Chapter 11: Lists Getting Started: Generating a Sequence Getting Started is a fast-paced introduction. Read the chapter for details. Calculate the first eight terms of the sequence 1/A2. Store the results to a user-created list. Then display the results in fraction form. Begin this example on a blank line on the home screen. 1. Press y 9 ~ to display the LIST OPS menu. 2. Press 5 to select 5:seq(, which opens a wizard to assist in the entry of the syntax. 3. Press 1 t ^ Í ƒ [A A] † 1 † 8 † 1 to enter the sequence. Press †, to select Paste, and press Í to paste the seq( to the current cursor location. 4. Press ¿, and then press y 7 to turn on alpha-lock. Press [S] [E] [Q], and then press ƒ to turn off alpha-lock. Press 1 to complete the list name. Note: Since the seq( command creates a list, you can name give the list a name up to five characters long. 5. Press Í to generate the list and store it in SEQ1. The list is displayed on the home screen. An ellipsis (...) indicates that the list continues beyond the viewing window. Press ~ repeatedly (or press and hold ~) to scroll the list and view all the list elements. Chapter 11: Lists 161