Finding the square root, Calculating derivatives – Texas Instruments TI-86 User Manual
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Quick Start
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Finding the Square Root
ᕡ Paste the square root function to the screen. (:) - ˆ
ᕢ Enter a value for which you want to find the
square root.
144
ᕣ Evaluate the expression. The square root of
144
is displayed.
b
Calculating Derivatives
ᕡ Display the
CALC
menu, and then select
der1
.
(:)
- †
(
CALC
menu
ᕢ Enter an expression (
x
2
) with respect to a
variable (
x
) at a given point (
8
).
2 I P 2
P
8
E
ᕣ Evaluate. The first derivative of
x
2
with
respect to
x
at
8
is displayed.
b
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