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Graphing linear equations – Sharp EL-9900 User Manual

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Basic Keyboard/ALGEBRA USING THE SHARP EL-9900

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1.

Turn the calculator on and press Y= .

2.

Press CL to remove an old Y1 expression.

3.

Enter the linear equation ( y = 3x + 1 ) for Y1 by pressing 3 x

+

1 .

4.

Enter the viewing window range by pressing ZOOM A (ZOOM)

5 (Default). This establishes the default viewing ranges for graphing

equations. These ranges are -10 < x < 10 and -10 < y < 10.

The scale for the x and y axes are 1.

5.

To graph another equation, press Y= CL to access and clear the Y1=

prompt.

6.

Enter the next equation, and press GRAPH to view the graph.

7.

If the line does not appear in the default viewing window, press

ZOOM 4 (OUT) to enlarge the viewing window.

GRAPHING LINEAR EQUATIONS