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Using the Action Menu

Using the Calculation Submenu

The [Calculation] submenu contains calculus related commands, such as “diff”
(differentiation) and “

” (integration).

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u

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u

u diff

Function: Differentiates an expression with respect to a specific variable.

Syntax: diff(Exp/List[,variable] [ ) ]

diff(Exp/List,variable,order[,a] [ ) ]

• “a” is the point for which you want to determine the derivative.

• “order” = 1 when you use the following syntax: diff(Exp/List [,variable][ ) ]. The default

variable is “

x

” when “variable” is omitted.

Example: To differentiate

x

6

with respect to

x

Menu Item: [Action][Calculation][diff]

Example: To find the second derivative of

x

6

with respect to

x

Menu Item: [Action][Calculation][diff]

Example: To find the second derivative of

x

6

with respect to

x

at

x

= 3

Menu Item: [Action][Calculation][diff]

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u

u

u

u toDMS

Function: Transforms a degrees-only value into its equivalent DMS format value.

Syntax: toDMS (Exp/List [ ) ]

Example: To transform 3.085 degrees into its equivalent DMS format value

Menu Item: [Action][Transformation][toDMS]

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