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Function app

The Function app enables you to explore up to 10 real-
valued, rectangular functions of y in terms of x; for
example,

and

.

Once you have defined a function you can:

create graphs to find roots, intercepts, slope, signed
area, and extrema, and

create tables that show how functions are evaluated
at particular values.

This chapter demonstrates the basic functionality of the
Function app by stepping you through an example. More-
complex functionality is described in chapter 5, “An
introduction to HP apps”, beginning on page 69.

Getting started with the Function app

The Function app uses the customary app views: Symbolic,
Plot and Numeric described in chapter 5.
For a description of the menu buttons available in this
app, see:

“Symbolic view: Summary of menu buttons” on
page 86

“Plot view: Summary of menu buttons” on page 96,
and

“Numeric view: Summary of menu buttons” on
page 104.

Throughout this chapter, we will explore the linear function

and the quadratic function

.

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1 x

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y

x 1

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x 1

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