HP Prime Graphing Wireless Calculator User Manual

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Geometry

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Tap at each vertex of the
triangle, pressing

E

after each tap.
The excircle is drawn tangent
to the side defined by the last
two vertices tapped. In the
example at the right, the last
two vertices tapped were A
and C (or C and A). Thus the excircle is drawn tangent to the
segment AC.

Incircle

An incircle is a circle that is tangent to all three sides of a
triangle. Tap each vertex of the triangle, pressing

E

after each tap.

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

.

Conic

Plots the graph of a conic section defined by an expression in

x and y.

conic(expr)

Example:

conic(x^2+y^2-81) draws a circle with center at (0,0)

and radius of 9

Locus

Takes two points as its arguments: the first is the point whose
possible locations form the locus; the second is a point on an
object. This second point drives the first through its locus as the
second moves on its object.

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