Comparing an attached list with a regular list, Using the list editor to attach a formula – Texas Instruments TI-86 User Manual

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11LISTS.DOC TI-86, Chap 11, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:30 PM Printed: 02/13/01 3:03 PM Page 163 of 16

11LISTS.DOC TI-86, Chap 11, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:30 PM Printed: 02/13/01 3:03 PM Page 163 of 16

Comparing an Attached List with a Regular List

To see the differences between an attached list and a regular list, follow these steps. The
example below builds on the example above for attaching a formula to a list. Notice that the
formula in step 1 below is not attached to

LX

because it is not set off by quotation marks.

ᕡ Generate a regular list by storing the

expression

L1+10

to the list name

LX

.

1 ã

L

ä

1

\

10

X

ã

L

д г

X

ä

b

ᕢ Change the second element in

L1

to

L

8

and

display the edited list.

a

8

X

ã

L

ä

1

1

D

2

E

-  1
ã

L

ä

1

b

ᕣ Compare the elements of the regular list

LX

with

ADD10

, to which the formula

L1+10

is

attached. Notice that element 2 of

LX

is

unchanged. Meanwhile, element 2 of

ADD10

has been recalculated, since element 2 of

L1

has been edited.

- ” (
' b )
b

Using the List Editor to Attach a Formula

ᕡ Display the list editor.
ᕢ Highlight the list name to which you want to

attach the formula.

ᕣ Enter the formula in quotation marks.

- ” )
$ "

)

4

M ( '

- )

If other list names are stored
on the LIST NAMES menu,
pressing

&

and

(

may not

paste ADD10 and LX to the
home screen as shown.

In the example, only fStat,
xStat

, and yStat are on the

LIST NAMES

menu and

xStat={

L

2,9,6,1,

L

7}

.

The attached formula must
be set off by quotation marks.

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