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Texas Instruments TI-84 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Function Graphing

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1.

Select

2:zero

from the

CALCULATE

menu. The current graph is displayed with

Left

Bound?

in the bottom-left corner.

2.

Press

} or † to move the cursor onto the function for which you want to find a zero.

3.

Press

| or ~ (or enter a value) to select the x-value for the left bound of the

interval, and then press

Í. A 4 indicator on the graph screen shows the left

bound.

Right Bound?

is displayed in the bottom-left corner. Press

| or ~ (or enter

a value) to select the x-value for the right bound, and then press

Í. A 3 indicator

on the graph screen shows the right bound.

Guess?

is then displayed in the bottom-

left corner.

4.

Press

| or ~ (or enter a value) to select a point near the zero of the function,

between the bounds, and then press

Í.

The cursor is on the solution and the coordinates are displayed, even if

CoordOff

format

is selected. To move to the same x-value for other selected functions, press

} or †. To

restore the free-moving cursor, press

| or ~.