Instructions, Interrupting a calculation – Texas Instruments TI-83 PLUS User Manual

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TI-83 Plus

Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition

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Instructions

An instruction initiates an action. For example,

ClrDraw

is an instruction

that clears any drawn elements from a graph. Instructions cannot be
used in expressions. In general, the first letter of each instruction name
is uppercase. Some instructions take more than one argument, as
indicated by an open parenthesis (

(

) at the end of the name. For

example,

Circle(

requires three arguments,

Circle(

X

,

Y

,

radius

)

.

Interrupting a Calculation

To interrupt a calculation or graph in progress, which is indicated by the
busy indicator, press

É

.

When you interrupt a calculation, a menu is displayed.

To return to the home screen, select

1:Quit

.

To go to the location of the interruption, select

2:Goto

.

When you interrupt a graph, a partial graph is displayed.

To return to the home screen, press

or any nongraphing key.

To restart graphing, press a graphing key or select a graphing
instruction.

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