Curve – HP Prime Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Geometry

four vertices are automatically calculated and the regular
hexagon is drawn.

Special

Eq. triangle

Produces an equilateral triangle. Tap at one vertex and press

E

. Tap at another vertex and press

E

. The

location of the third vertex is automatically calculated and the
triangle is drawn.

Square

Tap at one vertex and press

E

. Tap at another vertex

and press

E

. The location of the third and fourth

vertices are automatically calculated and the square is drawn.

Parallelogram

Tap at one vertex and press

E

. Tap at another vertex

and press

E

. Tap at a third vertex and press

E

.

The location of the fourth vertex is automatically calculated
and the parallelogram is drawn.

Curve

Circle

Tap at the center of the circle and press

E

. Tap at a

point on the circumference and press

E

. A circle is

drawn about the center point with a radius equal to the
distance between the two tapped points.
Keyboard shortcut:

F

You can also create a circle by first defining it in Symbolic
view. The syntax is circle(GA,GB) where A and B are two

points. A circle is drawn in Plot view such that A and B define

the diameter of the circle.

Ellipse

Tap at one focus point and press

E

. Tap at the second

focus point and press

E

. Tap at point on the

circumference and press

E

.

Hyperbola

Tap at one focus point and press

E

. Tap at the second

focus point and press

E

. Tap at point on one branch of

the hyperbola and press

E

.

Parabola

Tap at the focus point and press

E

. Tap either on a line

(the directrix) or a ray or segment nd press

E

.

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