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Setting polar graphing mode, Displaying the polar y= editor, Selecting graph styles – Texas Instruments TI-84 User Manual

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Chapter 5: Polar Graphing

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Setting Polar Graphing Mode

Setting Polar Graphing Mode

Setting Polar Graphing Mode

Setting Polar Graphing Mode

To display the mode screen, press

z. To graph polar equations, you must select Pol

graphing mode before you enter values for the window variables and before you enter
polar equations.

Displaying the Polar Y= Editor

Displaying the Polar Y= Editor

Displaying the Polar Y= Editor

Displaying the Polar Y= Editor

After selecting Pol graphing mode, press

o to display the polar Y= editor.

In this editor, you can enter and display up to six polar equations,

r1

through

r6

. Each is

defined in terms of the independent variable

q.

Selecting Graph Styles

Selecting Graph Styles

Selecting Graph Styles

Selecting Graph Styles

The icons to the left of

r1

through

r6

represent the graph style of each polar equation.

The default in Pol graphing mode is

ç (line), which connects plotted points. Line,

è (thick), ë (path), ì (animate), and í (dot) styles are available for polar graphing.