Contents
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Contents
Cursor movement
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4-34
Standard cursor movement
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4-34
Tracing a plot
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4-35
Cursor coordinates
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4-35
Zooming
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4-36
To zoom in
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4-36
To zoom out
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4-36
Zoom options
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4-36
Analyzing functions
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4-37
Finding roots
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4-38
Finding extrema
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4-38
Finding slopes
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4-38
Finding areas
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4-39
Finding intersections
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4-39
Tables
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4-40
Customizing table values
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4-40
Special plotting and table variables
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4-41
EQ
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4-41
π
DAT
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4-41
PPAR
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4-41
VPAR
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4-42
π
PAR
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4-42
ZPAR
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4-42
TPAR
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4-42
Chapter 5: Working with expressions
5-1
Configuring the CAS
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5-2
Numeric option
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5-3
Approx option
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5-3
Other options
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5-4
Using the computer algebra system
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5-5
Working from the command line
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5-7
Working in Equation Writer
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5-9
Performing substitutions
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5-10
Expanding and factorizing
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5-11
Expanding expressions
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5-11
Factorizing expressions
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5-13
Exponential and trigonometric expressions
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5-14
Calculus commands
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5-17
Example
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5-18