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Operations on functions – Sharp EL-9900 User Manual

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Basic Keyboard/ALGEBRA USING THE SHARP EL-9900

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1.

Press Y= and clear old expressions.

2. Enter the functions for Y1 and Y2. For example, enter f(x)=2x + 1 for Y1 and

g(x)=x

2

for Y2 by moving the cursor to Y1 and pressing 2

x + 1 ,

press

▼ to move the cursor to Y2, and press x x

2

.

3. Press 2ndF QUIT CL to return to and clear the calculation screen.

4. To evaluate (f+g)(4), first store 4 into the X variable by pressing 4 STO

x ENTER .

5. Evaluate (f+g)(4) by pressing 2ndF VARS A 1 (Y1) +

2ndF

VARS

2 (Y2) ENTER . This can be repeated for (f-g)(x), (fg)(x), and

(f/g)(x).

6. Another way to conduct an operation on functions and evaluate it for a value

is to use Y3. Press Y= and enter the operation (f-g)(x) into Y3 by pressing

2ndF VARS 1 (Y1) – 2ndF VARS 2 (Y2). Press 2ndF

QUIT CL to return to and clear the calculation screen. Press 2ndF

VARS 3 Y3 (

4 )

ENTER .

OPERATIONS ON FUNCTIONS