GRAPHING FUNCTIONS FINDING ZEROS (SOLVING)

(Y= EQUATIONS)
FMHS 1. INPUT ONE FUNCTION
1. PRESS
2. PRESS AND MAKE SURE
2. TYPE IN FUNCTION. USE
YOU CAN SEE THE X-INTERCEPT
THE FOR THE VARIABLE. YOU WANT TO FIND.
3. PRESS (IF NOT USE OR
TO SEE CLEARLY)
4. NO GRAPH OR BAD WINDOW:
3. PRESS THEN
a. PRESS 4. MAKE SURE CURSOR IS ON THE
(THIS GIVES A STANDARD
LEFT SIDE OF X-INTERCEPT OR
WINDOW, GOOD FOR MOST.)
AND/OR THEN PRESS
5. MAKE SURE CURSOR IS ON THE
b. PRESS
(THIS GIVES CALCULATOR’S RIGHT SIDE, THEN PRESS
CHOICE OF GOOD WINDOW) TWICE.

5. YOU CAN PUT IN, UP TO 10 HAIRMATH’S FINDING BEST REGRESSION

EQUATIONS FOR DATA TABLES
FUNCTIONS AT ONE TIME.
TI-83/TI-84 1. PRESS
FINDING INTERSECTIONS 2. ENTER DATA IN L1 AND L2.
1. INPUT TWO OR MORE GRAPHING 3. GRAPH NOW TO SEE WHAT TYPE
OF REGRESSION THE DATA
FUNCTIONS
101 DETERMINES.
2. PRESS AND MAKE SURE
TRACE AND TABLE a. PRESS AND
YOU CAN SEE THE INTERSECTION
1. TO FIND A Y VALUE FOR A TURN ON THE FIRST STAT PLOT.
YOU WANT TO FIND.
SPECIFIC X IN A FUNCTION
b. PRESS THEN TO HAVE A
(IF NOT, USE OR AFTER GRAPHING IT
TO SEE CLEARLY) BETTER WINDOW PRESS
PRESS AND THEN TYPE FOR ZOOMSTAT.
3. PRESS THEN IN THE NUMBER OF THE X
4. MOVE CURSOR NEAR YOU NEED A Y VALUE FOR, 4. PRESS AND PICK OUT
BEST FIT REGRESSION AND PRESS
INTERSECTION THEN PRESS THEN PRESS . THAT NUMBER.
FOR FIRST FUNCTION. TABLE
1. TO SEE A LIST OF VALUES 5. PRESS TO SEE THE
5. USE OR TO MAKE EQUATION.
SURE YOU ARE ON THE SECOND FOR MANY X’S PRESS NOW TO GRAPH THE REGEQ:
FUNCTION. (SEE UPPER LEFT SIDE
OF SCREEN.) . IF YOU NEED a. PRESS
DECIMALS PRESS MOVE TO EQ
6. THEN PRESS TWICE.
AND CHANGE THE SETTINGS. b. PRESS THEN .
WARNINGS AND FIXES
1. WILL NOT GRAPH, THEN TURN OFF STAT PLOTS AND THEN . NOW TRY AGAIN.

2. GAME PLAY CAN SET DEFAULTS AND MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DO THE GRAPHS THE CALCULATOR WAS MEANT

TO DO. TO FIX: a) PRESS b) PRESS FOR ALL RAM WHICH WORKS BEST, BUT IF YOU WANT TO

KEEP A SAVED GAME OR OTHER DATA ON CALCULATOR PRESS DEFAULTS. c) NEXT PRESS TO RESET.
NOW, TRY AGAIN WITH WHAT YOU WERE GRAPHING.

3. TROUBLE SEEING GRAPH: a) PRESS TO RESET THE GRAPH THEN PLAY WITH TO SEE GRAPH.

b) GRAPHING A TRIG FUNCTION (ANGLE) AND YOU CANNOT SEE GRAPH THEN PRESS AND SET TO RADIANS

AND/OR PRESS TRIG .