HP 40gs User Manual

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Step-by-Step Examples

16-17

Then press

to

produce the result at the
right:

In other words,

.

If

is part of , then

is also

part of .

Since

and

are symmetrical with respect to the x-

axis, we can deduce that the x-axis is an axis of symmetry
for .

Part 3

Calculate

by typing:

DERVX

X

t. Press

to highlight the
expression.

Pressing

returns the

result at the right:

Press

to simplify the

result:

Y

ou can now define the

function

by invoking

DEF.

Note: You will first need to type

=X1(t) then exchange

X1(t) with the previous expression.

To do this, highlight X1(t)
and type

.

Now select the entire
expression and apply the
DEF command to it:

Finally press

to

finish the definition.

y t

( )

y t

( )

=

M

1

x t

( ) y t

( )

(

,

)

Γ

M

x

x t

( ) y t

( )

(

,

)

Γ

M

1

M

2

Γ

x

t

( )

x

t

( )

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