Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS SILV Guidebook - Page 51

Editing an Equation Stored to eqn, Equations with Multiple Roots, Further Solutions

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3. Enter an initial guess for the variable for which you are solving. This is optional, but it may help find the solution more quickly. Also, for equations with multiple roots, the TI-84 Plus will attempt to display the solution that is closest to your guess. The default guess is calculated as (---u---p----p---e---r----+-----l--o---w-----e---r--)- . 2 4. Edit bound={lower,upper}. lower and upper are the bounds between which the TI-84 Plus searches for a solution. This is optional, but it may help find the solution more quickly. The default is bound={L1â99,1â99}. 5. Move the cursor to the variable for which you want to solve and press ƒ \. • The solution is displayed next to the variable for which you solved. A solid square in the first column marks the variable for which you solved and indicates that the equation is balanced. An ellipsis shows that the value continues beyond the screen. Note: When a number continues beyond the screen, be sure to press ~ to scroll to the end of the number to see whether it ends with a negative or positive exponent. A very small number may appear to be a large number until you scroll right to see the exponent. • The values of the variables are updated in memory. • leftNrt=diff is displayed in the last line of the editor. diff is the difference between the left and right sides of the equation when evaluated at the calculated solution. A solid square in the first column next to leftNrt indicates that the equation has been evaluated at the new value of the variable for which you solved. Editing an Equation Stored to eqn To edit or replace an equation stored to eqn when the interactive equation solver is displayed, press } until the equation editor is displayed. Then edit the equation. Equations with Multiple Roots Some equations have more than one solution. You can enter a new initial guess or new bounds to look for additional solutions. Further Solutions After you solve for a variable, you can continue to explore solutions from the interactive solver editor. Edit the values of one or more variables. When you edit any variable value, the solid Chapter 2: Math, Angle, and Test Operations 44

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Chapter 2: Math, Angle, and Test Operations
44
3.
Enter an initial guess for the variable for which you are solving. This is optional, but it may help
find the solution more quickly. Also, for equations with multiple roots, the TI-84 Plus will
attempt to display the solution that is closest to your guess.
The default guess is calculated as
.
4.
Edit
bound={
lower
,
upper
}
.
lower
and
upper
are the bounds between which the TI-84 Plus searches
for a solution. This is optional, but it may help find the solution more quickly. The default is
bound={
L
1
â
99,1
â
99}
.
5.
Move the cursor to the variable for which you want to solve and press
ƒ \
.
The solution is displayed next to the variable for which you solved. A solid square in the
first column marks the variable for which you solved and indicates that the equation is
balanced. An ellipsis shows that the value continues beyond the screen.
Note:
When a number continues beyond the screen, be sure to press
~
to scroll to the
end of the number to see whether it ends with a negative or positive exponent. A very
small number may appear to be a large number until you scroll right to see the exponent.
The values of the variables are updated in memory.
left
N
rt=
diff
is displayed in the last line of the editor.
diff
is the difference between the left
and right sides of the equation when evaluated at the calculated solution. A solid square in
the first column next to
left
N
rt
indicates that the equation has been evaluated at the new
value of the variable for which you solved.
Editing an Equation Stored to eqn
To edit or replace an equation stored to
eqn
when the interactive equation solver is displayed,
press
}
until the equation editor is displayed. Then edit the equation.
Equations with Multiple Roots
Some equations have more than one solution. You can enter a new initial guess or new bounds to
look for additional solutions.
Further Solutions
After you solve for a variable, you can continue to explore solutions from the interactive solver
editor. Edit the values of one or more variables. When you edit any variable value, the solid
upper
lower
+
(
)
2
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