The vector editor menu, Creating a vector on the home screen – Texas Instruments TI-86 User Manual

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Chapter 12: Vectors

12VECTR.DOC TI-86, Chap 12, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:31 PM Printed: 02/13/01 3:03 PM Page 170 of 10

12VECTR.DOC TI-86, Chap 12, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:31 PM Printed: 02/13/01 3:03 PM Page 170 of 10

ᕥ Enter each vector element value at each

vector element prompt. You can enter
expressions. To move to the next prompt,
press b or #. The vector elements are
stored to

VECT1

, which becomes a

VECTR

NAMES

menu item.

a

5

#

49

#

2

`

45

#

`

89

#

1

`

8

The Vector Editor Menu

- Š ' vectorNameb

INSi

DELi

4

REAL

INSi

Inserts a blank element (

e

n

=

) prompt at the cursor location; shifts current elements down

DELi

Deletes the element from the cursor location and from the vector; shifts elements up

4

REAL

Converts the displayed complex number vector to a real number vector

Creating a Vector on the Home Screen

ᕡ Define the beginning of the vector with ã.
ᕢ Enter each vector element, separating

each from the next with a comma.

ᕣ Define the end of the vector with ä.

- „

5

P

3

P

9

- …

ᕤ Store the vector to a vector name from one

to eight characters long, starting with a
letter. The vector is displayed horizontally
and the vector name becomes a

VECTR

NAMES

menu item.

X - n ã

V

д

г

E

д г

C

д г

T

ä 1

1

1

b

You can enter an expression
at a vector element prompt.

To delete a vector name from
memory, use the MEM
DELETE:VECTR

screen

(Chapter 17).

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