Chapter 12 graphics, Graphs options in the calculator – HP 48gII User Manual

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Chapter 12
Graphics

In this chapter we introduce some of the graphics capabilities of the calculator.
We will present graphics of functions in Cartesian coordinates and polar
coordinates, parametric plots, graphics of conics, bar plots, scatterplots, and
a variety of three-dimensional graphs.

Graphs options in the calculator

To access the list of graphic formats available in the calculator, use the
keystroke sequence

„ô(D) Please notice that if you are using the

RPN mode these two keys must be pressed simultaneously to activate any of
the graph functions. After activating the 2D/3D function, the calculator will
produce

the PLOT SETUP

window, which includes the

TYPE

field as illustrated

below.


Right in front of the TYPE field you will, most likely, see the option

Function

highlighted. This is the default type of graph for the calculator. To see the
list of available graph types, press the soft menu key labeled

@CHOOS. This will

produce a drop down menu with the following options (use the up- and down-
arrow keys to see all the options):

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