Notes about implicit plots – Texas Instruments PLUS TI-89 User Manual

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172 Chapter 10: 3D Graphing

10_3D.DOC TI-89/TI-92 Plus: 3D Graphing (English) Susan Gullord Revised: 02/23/01 11:00 AM Printed: 02/23/01 4:22 PM Page 172 of 22

10_3D.DOC TI-89/TI-92 Plus: 3D Graphing (English) Susan Gullord Revised: 02/23/01 11:00 AM Printed: 02/23/01 4:22 PM Page 172 of 22

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The viewing angle is set initially so that you are viewing the plot
by looking down the z axis. You can change the viewing angle as
necessary.

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The plot is shown in expanded view. To switch between
expanded and normal view, press p.

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The

Labels

format is set to

OFF

automatically.

Style

x

с м

y

ñ

=4

z1(x,y)=x

с м

y

с м

4

sin(x)+cos(y)=

e

(x

ù

y)

z1(x,y)=sin(x)+cos(y)

ì e

(x

ù

y)

IMPLICIT
PLOT

For an implicit plot:

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The

ncontour

Window variable (page 168) has no affect. Only the

z=0 contour is drawn, regardless of the value of

ncontour

. The

displayed plot shows where the implicit form intersects the
xy plane.

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You can use the cursor keys (page 164) to animate the plot.

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You cannot trace (

… ) the implicit plot itself. However, you can

trace the unseen wire frame graph of the 3D equation.

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It may take awhile to evaluate the equation initially.

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Because of possible long evaluation times, you first may want to
experiment with your 3D equation by using

Style=WIRE FRAME

.

The evaluation time is much shorter. Then, after you’re sure you
have the correct Window variable values, set

Style=IMPLICIT PLOT

.

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TI

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92 Plus

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Note: These examples use
the same x, y, and z
Window variable values as a
ZoomStd viewing cube. If
you use ZoomStd, press Z
to look down the z axis.

Notes About
Implicit Plots

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