Zero – Texas Instruments TI-84 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Function Graphing

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1.

Select

1:value

from the

CALCULATE

menu. The graph is displayed with

X=

in the

bottom-left corner.

2.

Enter a real value, which can be an expression, for

X

between

Xmin

and

Xmax

.

3.

Press

Í.

The cursor is on the first selected function in the Y= editor at the

X

value you entered,

and the coordinates are displayed, even if

CoordOff

format is selected.

To move the cursor from function to function at the entered

X

value, press

} or †. To

restore the free-moving cursor, press

| or ~.

zero

zero

zero

zero

zero

finds a zero (x-intercept or root) of a function using

solve(

. Functions can have more

than one x-intercept value;

zero

finds the zero closest to your guess.

The time

zero

spends to find the correct zero value depends on the accuracy of the

values you specify for the left and right bounds and the accuracy of your guess.

To find a zero of a function, follow these steps.

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