HP 40gs User Manual

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Step-by-Step Examples

Part 4

To calculate

, begin

by typing:

DERVX(Y(t)).

Pressing

returns:

Press

again to

simplify the result:

Select

FACTOR and press

.

You can now define the
function

(in the same

way that you defined

).

Part 5

To show the variations of

and

, we will trace

and

on the same graph.

The independent variable must be t which it should be as
a result of the previous calculations. (You can check this
by pressing

.)

Type

X(t) in the Equation

Writer and press

.

The corresponding
expression is displayed.

Now press

, select

Function, press

,

select

F1 as the destination and press

.

Now do the same thing with Y(t), making

F2 the

destination.

To graph the functions, quit
CAS (by pressing

),

choose the

Function

aplet, and check

F1 and

F2.

y

t

( )

y

t

( )

x

t

( )

x t

( )

y t

( )

x t

( )

y t

( )

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