HP Prime Graphing Calculator - Manual (Page 83)

An introduction to HP apps 79
Quick example
The following example uses all six app views and should give you
an idea of the typical workflow involved in working with an app.
The Polar app is used as the sample app.
Open the app
1. Open the Application Library by pressing I .
2. Tap once on the icon of the Polar app.
The Polar app opens in Symbolic View.
Symbolic view
The Symbolic view of the Polar app is where you define or specify
the polar equation you want to plot and explore. In this example
we will plot and explore the equation

3. Define the equation by entering:
4 Szf
n 2 >>f
>jE
(If you are using algebraic
entry mode, you would
enter 4
Szf
n
2 >f
>jE .)
This equation will draw symmetrical petals provided that the
angle measure is set to radians. The angle measure for this
app is set in the Symbolic Setup view.
Spreadsheet Not used
Statistics 1Var Not used
Statistics 2Var Not used
Triangle Solver Not used
Trig Explorer Not used
App Use the Numeric Setup view to: (Cont.)
r 4   2       2 cos cos =
r 4   2       2 cos cos =