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Continued), Steps for graphing a circle in rectangular mode, Steps for graphing a circle not in standard form – Sharp EL-9900 User Manual

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Advanced Keyboard/ALGEBRA USING THE SHARP EL-9900

Copyright © 2002, Sharp Electronics Corporation. Permission is granted to photocopy for educational use only.

Steps for graphing a circle in rectangular mode

1.

To graph the circle x

2

+ y

2

= 4, solve for y in terms of x . The result is

y =

±

4 – x

2

.

2.

Press Y= CL to clear the Y1 prompt. Enter Y1 = (4 – X

2

) by pressing

2ndF 4 – X/

θ/T/n x

2

ENTER and then enter Y2 =

-

(4 – X

2

) by

pressing CL (–)

2ndF VARS A (EQVARS) ENTER A (XY) 1 (Y1).

View the graph by pressing ZOOM A (ZOOM) 7 (Dec).

Steps for graphing a circle not in standard form

1.

First solve the equation for y by completing the square on the y-term and

solving for y. For example, draw the graph of the circle x

2

– 2x + y

2

+ 4y = 2

by rewriting as y = ±

(6 – x

2

+ 2x) – 2.

2.

Enter Y1 = (6 – x

2

+ 2x), Y2 = Y1 – 2 and Y3 = -Y1 – 2. “Turn off” Y1 so that

it will not graph by pressing

▲ to move the blinking cursor to the Y1

expression. Press to position the blinking cursor over the = sign, and

press ENTER so that “=” is no longer darkened.

3.

To view the graph, press ZOOM 7 (Dec).

4.

Adjust the screen to see the bottom part of the circle by pressing ZOOM

A (ZOOM) 4 (OUT).

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