Texas Instruments TITANIUM TI-89 User Manual

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3D Graphing

381

8 Í
to set

Coordinates = POLAR

.

Tool

For 3D Graphs:

Free-Moving
Cursor

The free-moving cursor is not available.

„

Zoom

Works essentially the same as it does for function graphs,
but remember that you are now using three dimensions
instead of two.

•

Only the following zooms are available:

2:ZoomIn

,

3:ZoomOut

,

5:ZoomSqr

,

6:ZoomStd

,

A:ZoomFit

,

B:Memory

,

C:SetFactors

•

Only

x

(

xmin

,

xmax

),

y

(

ymin

,

ymax

), and

z

(

zmin

,

zmax

) Window variables are affected.

•

The

grid

(

xgrid

,

ygrid

) and

eye

(

eye

q

,

eye

f

,

eye

ψ

)

Window variables are not affected unless you select

6:ZoomStd

(which resets these variables to their standard

values).

…

Trace

Lets you move the cursor along a grid wire from one grid
point to the next on the 3D surface.

•

When you begin a trace, the cursor appears at the
midpoint of the xy grid.

•

QuickCenter is available. At any time during a trace,
regardless of the cursor’s location, you can press

¸

to

center the viewing cube on the cursor.

•

Cursor movement is restricted in the x and y directions.
You cannot move the cursor beyond the viewing cube
boundaries set by

xmin

,

xmax

,

ymin

, and

ymax

.

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