Setting the graph format, Displaying a graph, Window variables and y-vars menus – Texas Instruments TI-83 PLUS User Manual

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TI-83 Plus

Polar Graphing

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Setting the Graph Format

To display the current graph format settings, press

y

.

. Chapter

3 describes the format settings in detail. The other graphing modes
share these format settings.

Displaying a Graph

When you press

s

, the

TI-83 Plus

plots the selected polar

equations. It evaluates

R

for each value of

q

(from

q

min

to

q

max

in

intervals of

q

step

) and then plots each point. The window variables define

the viewing window.

As the graph is plotted,

X

,

Y

,

R

, and

q

are updated.

Smart Graph applies to polar graphs (Chapter 3).

Window Variables and Y

.

VARS Menus

You can perform these actions from the home screen or a program.

Access functions by using the name of the equation as a variable.

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