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Open the function app, Define the expressions – HP Prime Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Function app

Open the

Function app

1. Open the Function

app.

I

Select

Function
Recall that you can
open an app just by
tapping its icon.
You can also open
it by using the cursor keys to highlight it and then
pressing

E

.

The Function app starts in Symbolic view. This is the
defining view. It is where you symbolically define
(that is, specify) the functions you want to explore.
The graphical and numerical data you see in Plot
view and Numeric view are derived from the
symbolic expressions defined here.

Define the

expressions

There are 10 fields for defining functions. These are
labeled F1(X) through F9(X) and F0(X).
2. Highlight the field you want to use, either by tapping

on it or scrolling to it. If you are entering a new
expression, just start typing. If you are editing an
existing expression, tap

and make your

changes. When you have finished defining or
changing the expression, press

E

.

3. Enter the linear function in F1(X).

1

wdE

4. Enter the quadratic

function in F2(X).

Rdw

1

>

jw

3

E

N O T E

You can tap the

button to assist in the entry of

equations. In the Function app, it has the same effect as
pressing

d

. (In other apps,

d

enters a different

character.)