Texas Instruments TI-86 - Manual (Page 42)

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Chapter 1: Operating the TI -86
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To copy the variable name Ans to the cursor location, press - ¡. You can use the
variable Ans anywhere that the value stored to it is valid. When the expression is evaluated,
the TI -86 calculates the result using the value stored in Ans .
ᕡ Calculate the area of a garden plot 1.7 meters
by 4.2 meters.
ᕢ Calculate the yield per square meter if the plot
produces a total of 147 tomatoes.
1 ` 7 M 4 ` 2
b
147 F - ¡
b
Using Ans Preceding a Function
Previous answers are stored to Ans . If you begin an expression by entering a function that
requires a preceding argument, the TI -86 automatically enters Ans as the argument.
ᕡ Enter and execute an expression.
ᕢ Enter a function without an argument.
Ans is
pasted to the screen, followed by the function.
5 F 2 b
M 9 ` 9
b
Storing Results to a Variable
ᕡ Calculate the area of a circle with radius 5
meters.
ᕢ Calculate the volume of a cylinder of radius 5
meters and height 3.3 meters.
ᕣ Store the result to the variable V .
- ~ 5 I
b
M 3 ` 3
b
X ã V ä
b