Sharp EL-9900 - Manual (Page 28)

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Basic Keyboard/ALGEBRA USING THE SHARP EL-9900
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1. Press Y= and clear old expressions.
2. Enter the functions for Y1 and Y2. For example, enter f(x)=2x + 1 for Y1 and
g(x)=x 2 for Y2 by moving the cursor to Y1 and pressing 2 x + 1 ,
press
▼ to move the cursor to Y2, and press x x
2 .
3. Press 2ndF QUIT CL to return to and clear the calculation screen.
4. To evaluate (f+g)(4), first store 4 into the X variable by pressing 4 STO
x ENTER .
5. Evaluate (f+g)(4) by pressing 2ndF VARS A 1 (Y1) + 2ndF
VARS 2 (Y2) ENTER . This can be repeated for (f-g)(x), (fg)(x), and
(f/g)(x).
6. Another way to conduct an operation on functions and evaluate it for a value
is to use Y3. Press Y= and enter the operation (f-g)(x) into Y3 by pressing
2ndF VARS 1 (Y1) – 2ndF VARS 2 (Y2). Press 2ndF
QUIT CL to return to and clear the calculation screen. Press 2ndF
VARS 3 Y3 ( 4 ) ENTER .
OPERATIONS ON FUNCTIONS