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Chapter 8: draw instructions, Getting started: drawing a tangent line, Chapter 8 – Texas Instruments TI-84 User Manual

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Chapter 8: Draw Instructions

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Chapter 8:

Chapter 8:

Chapter 8:

Chapter 8:

Draw Instructions

Draw Instructions

Draw Instructions

Draw Instructions

Getting Started: Drawing a Tangent Line

Getting Started: Drawing a Tangent Line

Getting Started: Drawing a Tangent Line

Getting Started: Drawing a Tangent Line

Getting Started is a fast-paced introduction. Read the chapter for details.

Suppose you want to find the equation of the tangent line at X =

for the function

Y=sin(X).

Before you begin, select

Radian

and

Func

mode from

the mode screen, if necessary.

1.

Press

o to display the Y= editor. Press

˜ „ ¤ to store

sin(X)

in

Y1

.

2.

Press

q

7

to select

7:ZTrig

, which graphs the

equation in the

Zoom Trig

window.

2

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