Tangent lines – Sharp EL-9900 User Manual
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Advanced Keyboard/CALCULUS USING THE SHARP EL-9900
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Enter and execute a program for finding a tangent line to a curve
at a given point.
1.
Turn the calculator on and press PRGM to enter the programming
menu.
2.
Press C (NEW) and ENTER to open a new program.
3.
Name the new program TANGENT by pressing T A N G E N T
ENTER .
4.
Press ENTER at the end of each line. If you make a mistake, use the
calculator's editing features to correct the error. Enter the following program:
PROGRAM KEYSTROKES
Input X
PRGM A 3 X/
θ/T/n ENTER
(Y1,X)
⇒M
MATH A 0 5 2ndF VARS A ENTER A 1 ,
X/
θ/T/n )
STO ALPHA M ENTER
Y1(X)
⇒Y
2ndF VARS A ENTER 1 ( X/
θ/T/n ) STO ALPHA
Y ENTER
-M
x
X+Y
⇒B
(–) ALPHA M
× X/θ/T/n + ALPHA Y STO ALPHA
B ENTER
ClrT
PRGM C 1 ENTER
PRGM A 1 PRGM 2 2ndF A-LOCK T A N G
"TANGENT
E N T SPACE L I N E = ALPHA ENTER
LINE=
PRGM 1 PRGM 2 ALPHA Y ALPHA = ALPHA
M X/
θ/T/n + ALPHA B ENTER
"Y=MX+B
TANGENT LINES
d
dx