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Graphing inequalities, Problem, Procedure – Texas Instruments TI-84 User Manual

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Chapter 17: Activities

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Graphing Inequalities

Graphing Inequalities

Graphing Inequalities

Graphing Inequalities

Problem

Problem

Problem

Problem

Graph the inequality 0.4x

3

N 3x + 5 < 0.2x + 4. Use the

TEST

menu operations to explore

the values of X where the inequality is true and where it is false.

Procedure

Procedure

Procedure

Procedure

1.

Press

z. Select

Dot

,

Simul

, and the default settings. Setting

Dot

mode changes

all graph style icons to

í (dot) in the

Y=

editor.

2.

Press

o. Turn off all functions and stat plots. Enter the left side of the inequality as

Y4

and the right side as

Y5

.

3.

Enter the statement of the inequality as

Y6

. This function evaluates to

1

if true or

0

if

false.

4.

Press

q

6

to graph the inequality in the standard window.

5.

Press

r † † to move to

Y6

. Then press

| and ~ to trace the inequality,

observing the value of

Y

.