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Graphics of transcendental functions, Graph of ln(x) – HP 48gII User Manual

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Move the cursor to the upper left corner of the display, by using the

š

and

— keys.


To display the figure currently in level 1 of the stack press

L REPL .


To return to normal calculator function, press

@)PICT @CANCL.


Note: To save printing space, we will not include more graphs produced by
following the instructions in this Chapter. The user is invited to produce those
graphics on his or her own.

Graphics of transcendental functions

In this section we use some of the graphics features of the calculator to show
the typical behavior of the natural log, exponential, trigonometric and
hyperbolic functions. You will not see more graphs in this chapter, instead
the user should see them in the calculator.

Graph of ln(X)
Press, simultaneously if in RPN mode, the left-shift key

„ and the ô (D)

key to produce the PLOT SETUP window. The field labeled

Type

will be

highlighted. If the option

Function

is not already selected press the soft key

labeled

@CHOOS, use the up and down keys to select

Function

, and press

@@@OK@@@

to complete the selection. Check that the field labeled Indep: contains the
variable ‘X’. If that is not so, press the down arrow key twice until the

Indep

field is highlighted, press the soft key labeled

@EDIT and modify the value of

the independent variable to read ‘X’. Press

@@@OK@@@ when done. Press

L@@@OK@@@ to return to normal calculator display.

Next, we’ll resize the plot window. First, press, simultaneously if in RPN
mode, the left-shift key

„ and the ñ (A) key to produce the PLOT-

FUNCTION window. If there is any equation highlighted in this window,
press

@@DEL@@ as needed to clear the window completely. When the PLOT-

FUNCTION window is empty you will get a prompt message that reads:

No

Equ., Press ADD

. Press the soft key labeled

@@ADD@! . This will trigger the

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