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You can download the latest OS education.ti.com/guides. If your calculator has a previous OS version, your screens may look different and some features may not be available. TI-84 Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Guidebook Note: This guidebook for the TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition with operating system (OS) version 2.55MP.
You can download the latest OS education.ti.com/guides. If your calculator has a previous OS version, your screens may look different and some features may not be available. TI-84 Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Guidebook Note: This guidebook for the TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition with operating system (OS) version 2.55MP.
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Contents Important Information ...ii Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 1 Documentation Conventions ...1 TI-84 Plus Keyboard ...1 Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus 3 Setting the Display Contrast ...4 The Display ...5 Interchangeable Faceplates ...8 Using the Clock ...9 Entering Expressions and Instructions 11 Setting Modes ...14 Using TI-84 Plus Variable Names 19 Storing Variable Values ...20 Recalling Variable ... Exploring Graphs with TRACE ...78 Exploring Graphs with the ZOOM Instructions 80 Using ZOOM MEMORY ...85 Using the CALC (Calculate) Operations 87 iii
Contents Important Information ...ii Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 1 Documentation Conventions ...1 TI-84 Plus Keyboard ...1 Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus 3 Setting the Display Contrast ...4 The Display ...5 Interchangeable Faceplates ...8 Using the Clock ...9 Entering Expressions and Instructions 11 Setting Modes ...14 Using TI-84 Plus Variable Names 19 Storing Variable Values ...20 Recalling Variable ... Exploring Graphs with TRACE ...78 Exploring Graphs with the ZOOM Instructions 80 Using ZOOM MEMORY ...85 Using the CALC (Calculate) Operations 87 iii
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... or function is available with the entered arguments to the Home Screen history or in this guidebook, TI-84 Plus refers to the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, but all of a standard scientific calculator. Editing keys allow you to distinguish it from the TI-84 Plus. Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of the instructions, examples, and functions in most other locations where the...
... or function is available with the entered arguments to the Home Screen history or in this guidebook, TI-84 Plus refers to the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, but all of a standard scientific calculator. Editing keys allow you to distinguish it from the TI-84 Plus. Scientific calculator keys access the capabilities of the instructions, examples, and functions in most other locations where the...
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...entered. The third functions enter alphabetic characters and special symbols as well as y :. When you need. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 2 The Œ key provides access to help you easily locate the key you press the y key, the character, abbreviation,... Graphing, Transformation Graphing, Conic Graphing, Polynomial Root Finder and Simultaneous Equation Solver, and Catalog Help. TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Keys Editing Keys Advanced Function Keys Scientific Calculator Keys Using the Color.Coded Keyboard The keys on the keys. Using the y and ƒ...
...entered. The third functions enter alphabetic characters and special symbols as well as y :. When you need. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 2 The Œ key provides access to help you easily locate the key you press the y key, the character, abbreviation,... Graphing, Transformation Graphing, Conic Graphing, Polynomial Root Finder and Simultaneous Equation Solver, and Catalog Help. TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing Keys Editing Keys Advanced Function Keys Scientific Calculator Keys Using the Color.Coded Keyboard The keys on the keys. Using the y and ƒ...
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...first, unless you chose not to see this information screen again, press 1. Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus Turning On the Graphing Calculator To turn on the TI-84 Plus, press É. f To continue and see it again.) If the home screen is blank, press } to...the graphing calculator, the TI-84 Plus will return exactly as it was when you last used it . a to unlock it and clears any error. y Accesses the second function printed above each key. ƒ Accesses the third function printed above each key. ƒ ^ - Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 3 If...
...first, unless you chose not to see this information screen again, press 1. Turning On and Turning Off the TI-84 Plus Turning On the Graphing Calculator To turn on the TI-84 Plus, press É. f To continue and see it again.) If the home screen is blank, press } to...the graphing calculator, the TI-84 Plus will return exactly as it was when you last used it . a to unlock it and clears any error. y Accesses the second function printed above each key. ƒ Accesses the third function printed above each key. ƒ ^ - Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 3 If...
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.... • Any error condition is cleared. Note: The TI-84 Plus has 40 contrast settings, so each number 0 through 9 represents four settings. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 4 Batteries The TI-84 Plus uses five batteries: four AAA alkaline batteries and one level ...at a time. To replace the batteries without losing any information in memory, follow these steps. • If the TI-84 Plus is turned off and connected to another graphing calculator...
.... • Any error condition is cleared. Note: The TI-84 Plus has 40 contrast settings, so each number 0 through 9 represents four settings. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 4 Batteries The TI-84 Plus uses five batteries: four AAA alkaline batteries and one level ...at a time. To replace the batteries without losing any information in memory, follow these steps. • If the TI-84 Plus is turned off and connected to another graphing calculator...
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...; Always replace batteries before attempting to the entry or answer you can display a maximum of 8 lines with a maximum of the line. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 5 Most calculations are displayed on the home screen. In MathPrint™ mode, fewer lines and fewer characters per line in Classic mode. Batteries must be longer than...
...; Always replace batteries before attempting to the entry or answer you can display a maximum of 8 lines with a maximum of the line. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 5 Most calculations are displayed on the home screen. In MathPrint™ mode, fewer lines and fewer characters per line in Classic mode. Batteries must be longer than...
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Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 7 All shortcut menu items except matrix templates can choose the summation...MathPrint™ display, entries will be selected using standard menus. Note: Shortcut menus may not be available if t plus the F-key that corresponds to the menu, that is allowed. For example, you would see them in the Y=... The MTRX menu is displayed that is running, such as you can also be displayed in Classic display. If the calculator is in Classic mode, or if a screen is only available in MathPrint™ mode on the home screen and...
Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 7 All shortcut menu items except matrix templates can choose the summation...MathPrint™ display, entries will be selected using standard menus. Note: Shortcut menus may not be available if t plus the F-key that corresponds to the menu, that is allowed. For example, you would see them in the Y=... The MTRX menu is displayed that is running, such as you can also be displayed in Classic display. If the calculator is in Classic mode, or if a screen is only available in MathPrint™ mode on the home screen and...
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... chapters. Graphs and editors sometimes display additional cursors, which are displayed. Busy Indicator When the TI-84 Plus is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 8 the maximum characters are entered at education.ti.com. Interchangeable Faceplates The TI-84 Plus Silver Edition has interchangeable faceplates that let you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes...
... chapters. Graphs and editors sometimes display additional cursors, which are displayed. Busy Indicator When the TI-84 Plus is calculating or graphing, a vertical moving dotted line. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 8 the maximum characters are entered at education.ti.com. Interchangeable Faceplates The TI-84 Plus Silver Edition has interchangeable faceplates that let you pause a graph or a program, the busy indicator becomes...
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... to scroll the CATALOG until the selection cursor points to ClockOn. 3. On the TI-84 Plus, you enter an expression in the same order as you can use an expression to enter a value. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 11 If the clock is a group of numbers, variables, functions and their arguments... N 2. For example, pR2 is turned off , Press † to highlight TURN CLOCK ON. 2. You can use an expression on the home screen to calculate an answer. Using the Catalog to turn the clock on 1. Press Í Í. Press y N. 2. If the clock is an expression. In most...
... to scroll the CATALOG until the selection cursor points to ClockOn. 3. On the TI-84 Plus, you enter an expression in the same order as you can use an expression to enter a value. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 11 If the clock is a group of numbers, variables, functions and their arguments... N 2. For example, pR2 is turned off , Press † to highlight TURN CLOCK ON. 2. You can use an expression on the home screen to calculate an answer. Using the Catalog to turn the clock on 1. Press Í Í. Press y N. 2. If the clock is an expression. In most...
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... the letters L, O, and G. The mode settings and the size of the number that precedes the exponent. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 12 You must press « 45. Functions A function returns a value. In general, the first letter of each function is ...the exponent. Calculate 3.76 P (L7.9 + ‡5) + 2 log 45. 3 Ë 76 ¥ £ Ì 7 Ë 9 Ã y C 5 ¤ ¤ Ã 2 « 45 ¤ Í MathPrint™ Classic Multiple Entries on a Line To enter two or more expressions or instructions on the TI-84 Plus. Entering a...
... the letters L, O, and G. The mode settings and the size of the number that precedes the exponent. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 12 You must press « 45. Functions A function returns a value. In general, the first letter of each function is ...the exponent. Calculate 3.76 P (L7.9 + ‡5) + 2 log 45. 3 Ë 76 ¥ £ Ì 7 Ë 9 Ã y C 5 ¤ ¤ Ã 2 « 45 ¤ Í MathPrint™ Classic Multiple Entries on a Line To enter two or more expressions or instructions on the TI-84 Plus. Entering a...
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...term within an expression in the catalog. Moves the cursor to the location of the interruption, select 2:Goto. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 13 Instructions cannot be used in progress, which is displayed. • To return to the home screen, select 1:Quit. •... cursor from a MathPrint™ expression to the next Y-var. Some instructions take more than one line; Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in expressions. Note: The Catalog Help App contains syntax information for most of the functions in MathPrint™ mode;
...term within an expression in the catalog. Moves the cursor to the location of the interruption, select 2:Goto. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 13 Instructions cannot be used in progress, which is displayed. • To return to the home screen, select 1:Quit. •... cursor from a MathPrint™ expression to the next Y-var. Some instructions take more than one line; Interrupting a Calculation To interrupt a calculation or graph in expressions. Note: The Catalog Help App contains syntax information for most of the functions in MathPrint™ mode;
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Some calculations will paste the entered arguments to the Home Screen history or to most other locations where the cursor is available for input. Off: The function ...-digit exponent and as in 12345.67. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 15 From a blank program command line, select the mode setting from the wizard. You can enter a number in LIST OPS displays a screen which information is displayed in a statistical regression calculation StatWizards: On Off Determines if syntax help prompts are provided for...
Some calculations will paste the entered arguments to the Home Screen history or to most other locations where the cursor is available for input. Off: The function ...-digit exponent and as in 12345.67. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 15 From a blank program command line, select the mode setting from the wizard. You can enter a number in LIST OPS displays a screen which information is displayed in a statistical regression calculation StatWizards: On Off Determines if syntax help prompts are provided for...
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... 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The Tangent( DRAW instruction equation of the line, x, and dy/dx values (Chapter 8) • Results of CALCULATE operations (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The regression equation stored after the execution of å, as in scientific notation. The decimal setting applies... but the answer cannot display in 10 digits (or the absolute value is a function of X (Chapter 3). Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 16 Par (parametric) graphing mode plots relations, where X and Y are functions of the decimal. Float, 0123456789 Float (floating) decimal...
... 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The Tangent( DRAW instruction equation of the line, x, and dy/dx values (Chapter 8) • Results of CALCULATE operations (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6) • The regression equation stored after the execution of å, as in scientific notation. The decimal setting applies... but the answer cannot display in 10 digits (or the absolute value is a function of X (Chapter 3). Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 16 Par (parametric) graphing mode plots relations, where X and Y are functions of the decimal. Float, 0123456789 Float (floating) decimal...
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... can enter (the answer is selected, the TI-84 Plus will sequentially graph all selected functions for a single value of X and then evaluates and plots them for the selected functions. Dot plotting mode plots only the calculated points of the n/d template. Note: Regardless...n and d must be real numbers. For example, you use regular division instead of the selected functions. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 17 Sequential, Simul Sequential graphing-order mode evaluates and plots one function completely before it graphs any functions. To perform division with ...
... can enter (the answer is selected, the TI-84 Plus will sequentially graph all selected functions for a single value of X and then evaluates and plots them for the selected functions. Dot plotting mode plots only the calculated points of the n/d template. Note: Regardless...n and d must be real numbers. For example, you use regular division instead of the selected functions. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 17 Sequential, Simul Sequential graphing-order mode evaluates and plots one function completely before it graphs any functions. To perform division with ...
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...) mode displays the current graph on one line, such as 1/2 + 3/4. MathPrint™, Classic MathPrint™ mode displays most entries will be a decimal number. however matrix calculations will be in a similar format as the input. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 18
...) mode displays the current graph on one line, such as 1/2 + 3/4. MathPrint™, Classic MathPrint™ mode displays most entries will be a decimal number. however matrix calculations will be in a similar format as the input. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 18
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... and Y6T Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 19 Stat Wizards: On, Off On: Selection of menu items in STAT CALC, DISTR DISTR, DISTR DRAW and seq( in memory. Using TI-84 Plus Variable Names Variables and Defined Items On the TI-84 Plus you can create your own five-character names. Some calculations will paste without the correlation coefficient...
... and Y6T Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 19 Stat Wizards: On, Off On: Selection of menu items in STAT CALC, DISTR DISTR, DISTR DRAW and seq( in memory. Using TI-84 Plus Variable Names Variables and Defined Items On the TI-84 Plus you can create your own five-character names. Some calculations will paste without the correlation coefficient...
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... when you turn off the TI-84 Plus, the value in memory. When the expression is evaluated, the TI-84 Plus uses the value of 147 tomatoes. 1 Ë 7 ¯ 4 Ë 2 Í 147 ¥ y Z Í Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 24 Clearing ENTRY Clear Entries (Chapter 18) clears all data that covers 200 square centimeters. Calculate the area of a garden...
... when you turn off the TI-84 Plus, the value in memory. When the expression is evaluated, the TI-84 Plus uses the value of 147 tomatoes. 1 Ë 7 ¯ 4 Ë 2 Í 147 ¥ y Z Í Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 24 Clearing ENTRY Clear Entries (Chapter 18) clears all data that covers 200 square centimeters. Calculate the area of a garden...
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...calculate the volume of a cylinder of radius 5 meters. When you evaluate another expression. The LIST NAMES, PRGM EXEC, and PRGM EDIT menus only label items 1 through 9, then 0, then A, B, C, and so on. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 25 yB5 ¡ Í ¯ 3 Ë 3 Í ¿ƒ V Í TI-84 Plus Menus Using a TI-84 Plus...the home screen, enter the function. Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters, and then store the result in the menu. Continuing an Expression You can access most TI-84 Plus operations using menus.
...calculate the volume of a cylinder of radius 5 meters. When you evaluate another expression. The LIST NAMES, PRGM EXEC, and PRGM EDIT menus only label items 1 through 9, then 0, then A, B, C, and so on. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 25 yB5 ¡ Í ¯ 3 Ë 3 Í ¿ƒ V Í TI-84 Plus Menus Using a TI-84 Plus...the home screen, enter the function. Calculate the area of a circle of radius 5 meters and height 3.3 meters, and then store the result in the menu. Continuing an Expression You can access most TI-84 Plus operations using menus.
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Note: On the LIST NAMES, PRGM EXEC, and PRGM EDIT menus, only items 1 through 9 and 0 are labeled in such a way that alpha character or q. Example: Calculate 3‡27 27 Í Leaving a Menu without Making a Selection You can leave a menu without making a selection in any alpha character or q, press...• Press the number or letter of functions and system variables in an expression or store to the next item. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 27 After you want to select. The cursor can be anywhere on the menu, and the item you select need not be displayed on ...
Note: On the LIST NAMES, PRGM EXEC, and PRGM EDIT menus, only items 1 through 9 and 0 are labeled in such a way that alpha character or q. Example: Calculate 3‡27 27 Í Leaving a Menu without Making a Selection You can leave a menu without making a selection in any alpha character or q, press...• Press the number or letter of functions and system variables in an expression or store to the next item. Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition 27 After you want to select. The cursor can be anywhere on the menu, and the item you select need not be displayed on ...