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Trig explorer app, Open the app – HP Prime Graphing Calculator User Manual

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The Explorer apps

Tap

to see the correct answer and tap

to

exit Test mode.

Trig Explorer app

The Trig Explorer app can be used to investigate the
behavior of the graphs

and

as the values of a, b, c and d

change.
The menu items available in this app are:

or

: toggles between graph mode and

equation mode

or

: toggles between sine and cosine

graphs

or

: toggles between radians and

degrees as the angle measure for x

or

: toggles between translating the

graph (

), and changing its frequency or

amplitude (

). You make these changes using

the cursor keys.

: enters test mode

or

: toggles the increment by which

parameter values change: /9, /6, /4, or 20°,
30°, 45° (depending on angle measure setting)

Open the app

Press

I

and select

Trig Explorer.
An equation is shown at
the top of the display,
with its graph shown
below it.
Choose the type of
function you want to explore by tapping either

or

.

y

a

bx c

+

sin

d

+

=

y

a

bx c

+

d

+

cos

=