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HP 39g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Trig Explorer

The Trig Explorer aplet is used to investigate the behaviour

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of the graph of >> = as,m(bx + c) + d as the values of a, h, c

and d change, both by manipulating the equation and seeing
the change in the graph, or by manipulating the graph and
seeing the change in the equation.

When the user presses
in the [ilitiJ view, the screen
shown right is displayed.

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In this mode, the graph
controls the equation. Pressing
the 0 0 and Q [►] keys

transforms the graph, with

these transformations reflected
in the equation.

The button labelled IMIEID is a
toggle between M

When

is

chosen, the ‘point of control’ is
at the origin (0,0) and the

fT] frl and 0 0 keys

control vertical and horizontal
transformations. When aai.il3 lBGE3l$EB0aBa^^lEHaHll
is chosen the ‘point of control’ is on the first extremum of the
graph (i.e. for the sine graph at (n/2,1).

The arrow keys change the

amplitude and frequency of the
graph. This is most easily seen
by experimenting.

Pressing

|SYMB|

displays the

equation at the top of the

screen. The equation is

controls the graph. Pressing the

Q and Q keys moves from

parameter to parameter.
Pressing the or Q key changes the parameter’s values.

The default angle setting for this aplet is radians. The angle

setting can be changed to degrees by pressing I ¡TIM.

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