Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS SILV Guidebook - Page 310

4. Press Í. The expression is evaluated, and 10 is stored in Xmax. Press Í to accept Xscl as 1. 5. Press 0 Í 500 Í 100 Í 1 Í to define the remaining window variables. Displaying and Tracing the Graph Now that you have defined the function to be graphed and the window in which to graph it, you can display and explore the graph. You can trace along a function using the TRACE feature. 1. Press s to graph the selected function in the viewing window. The graph of Y1=(20N2X)(25à2NX)X is displayed. 2. Press ~ to activate the free-moving graph cursor. The X and Y coordinate values for the position of the graph cursor are displayed on the bottom line. 3. Press |, ~, }, and † to move the freemoving cursor to the apparent maximum of the function. As you move the cursor, the X and Y coordinate values are updated continually. 4. Press r. The trace cursor is displayed on the Y1 function. The function that you are tracing is displayed in the top-left corner. 5. Press | and ~ to trace along Y1, one X dot at a time, evaluating Y1 at each X. You also can enter your estimate for the maximum value of X. 6. Press 3 Ë 8. When you press a number key while in TRACE, the X= prompt is displayed in the bottom-left corner. Chapter 17: Activities 303