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Displaying and tracing the graph – Texas Instruments TI-84 User Manual

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Chapter 17: Activities

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Displaying and Tracing the Graph

Displaying and Tracing the Graph

Displaying and Tracing the Graph

Displaying and Tracing the Graph

Now that you have defined the function to be graphed and the window in which to graph
it, you can display and explore the graph. You can trace along a function using the

TRACE

feature.

1.

Press

s to graph the selected

function in the viewing window.

The graph of

Y1=(20

N

2X)(25

à

2

N

X)X

is

displayed.

2.

Press

~ to activate the free-moving

graph cursor.

The

X

and

Y

coordinate values for the

position of the graph cursor are
displayed on the bottom line.

3.

Press

|, ~, }, and † to move the free-

moving cursor to the apparent maximum
of the function.

As you move the cursor, the

X

and

Y

coordinate values are updated
continually.