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Finding derivatives

To find

derivatives in

HOME

The HP 39G/40G can perform symbolic differentiation on

some functions. There are two ways of using the HP 39G/40G

to find derivatives.

You can perform differentiations in HOME by using the
formal variables, SI to S5.

You can perform differentiations of functions of X in the
Function aplet.

To find the derivative of the function in HOME, use a formal
variable in place of X. If you use X, the differentiation
function substitutes the value that X holds, and returns a
numeric result.

For example, consider the function:

2

dx{ sin (x ) + 2 cos (x))

1. Enter the differentiation function onto the command line

substituting S1 in place of X.

pha

I

si

d/dx

[T] j s i N j I

alpha

)

s i

H Q

0

2 0

fcosj I ALPHA I SI

Q] D]

2. Evaluate the function.

ENTER

3. Show the result.

(T|

COs(s 1

1+2-SI H(S 1)

HP39G

..CSINCSP)+2C0SCS1))4

iSl<SIN<Sl

=

>+2*C0SiSl„,

C0S<Sl = >i<2*Sl>+2*-SI,„

smi

COS(S1®0S1-2'SIN(S1)

HP40G

Using mathematical functions

10-23

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