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Chapter 12: Vectors
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Using a Vector in an Expression
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You can enter the vector directly (for example, 35 Nг 5,10,15 д ).
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You can use 1 and - n to enter a vector name’s individual characters.
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You can select the vector name from the VECTR NAMES menu (- Š &).
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You can select the vector name from the VARS VECTR screen (- w / &).
Editing Vector Dimension and Elements
ᕡ Display the vector Name= prompt screen.
ᕢ Enter the vector name. Either select it from the
VECTR NAMES menu or enter the characters.
ᕣ Display the vector editor.
- Š '
&
b
ᕤ Change or accept the vector dimension.
ᕥ Move the cursor to any element and edit it.
Continue moving the cursor to other elements.
ᕦ Save the changes and exit the vector editor.
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# # # 22
# # 13
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To use X to change an element value on the home screen, the syntax is:
value ¶ vectorName ( element# )
When you execute the
expression, the answer is
displayed as a vector.
You can use : , 3 , and
- p to edit matrix
elements. You also can
overwrite existing characters.