calculator skills Flashcards
How do you solve any equation in your calculator?
set y1= left side of = and y2 = right hand side of = find where they intersect
How do you find an intersection point on a calculator?
2nd trace intersect cursor to where they cross and hit enter 3 times
Finding a solution to system of equations on the calculator what do you do?
Solve both equations for y= plug them in for y1 and y2 2nd trace intersection
How do you find a max/ min point on a calculator?
plug in equation for y1 2nd trace max/min follow left and right bound instructions
What buttons do you press on the calculatorm after you put in the equation to find the max/min
2nd Trace
Where do you put the cursor when the bottom of teh screen says left bound?
to the left of the max/min
Where do you put the cursor when the bottom of teh screen says right bound?
to the right of the max/min
What button do you hit on your calculator to write an equation?
y=
What button do you hit on your calculator to write an x?
x,T,o,n
How do you change your screen so you can see further up on the graph?
window change the yMax
How do you change your screen so you can see further down on the graph?
window change the yMin
How do you change your screen so you can see further left on the graph?
window change the xMin
How do you change your screen so you can see further right on the graph?
window change the xMax
What buttons do you press if you get an error when looking at the graph?
zoom zstandard
To get to intersection on the calculator what buttons do you press?
2nd Trace
After you have clicked on intersection on the calculator, what do you do to find the intersection point on the graph?
move cursor to intersection point and press enter 3 times
How do you quit out of a screen when clear doesn’t work?
2nd mode
How do you put an exponent into your calculator?
To put a fraction into a calculator what must go around the top and bottom of the fraction bar?
( )
How do you change a decimal into a fraction on the calculator?
math frac (enter, enter)
To find an x intercept on the calculator what do you do in the y= screen?
y1= equation y2=0
If you are finding x intercepts from the calcualtor, and you set y2=0, what buttons do you press next?
2nd trace– intersection
