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Chapter 20: A to Z Function and Instruction Reference
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DelVar(
‡ program editor
CTL menu
(DelVa shows
on menu)
DelVar(
variable
)
Deletes the specified user-created variable from
memory.
You cannot use
DelVar(
to delete a program variable or
built-in variable.
2¶A b
2
(A+2)
2
b
16
DelVar(A) b
Done
(A+2)
2
b
ERROR 14 UNDEFINED
der1(
CALC menu
der1(
expression
,
variable
,
value
)
Returns the first derivative of expression with respect
to variable at the real or complex value.
der1(x^3,x,5) b
75
der1(
expression
,
variable
)
Uses the current value of variable.
3¶x b
3
der1(x^3,x) b
27
der1(
expression
,
variable
,
list
)
Returns a list containing the first derivatives at the
values specified by the elements in list.
der1(x^3,x,{5,3}) b
{75 27}
der2(
CALC menu
der2(
expression
,
variable
,
value
)
Returns the second derivative of expression with
respect to variable at the real or complex value.
der2(x^3,x,5) b
30
der2(
expression
,
variable
)
Uses the current value of variable.
3¶x b
3
der2(x^3,x) b
18
der2(
expression
,
variable
,
list
)
Returns a list containing the second derivatives at the
values specified by the elements in list.
der2(x^3,x,{5,3}) b
{30 18}