Texas Instruments TI-92 Calculator User Manual


 
Chapter 12: Additional Graphing Topics 203
12ADDLGR.DOC TI-89/TI-92 Plus: Additional Graphing Tools (English) Susan Gullord Revised: 02/23/01 1:03 PM Printed: 02/23/01 2:15 PM Page 203 of 20
1. Display the graph. (This example shows
y1(x)=5
ù
cos(x)
.)
2. Display the coordinates or math results you want to collect.
3. Save the information to the Home screen or the
sysData
variable.
TI
-
89:
¥
·
(Home screen) or
¥
b
(sysData
variable)
TI
-
92 Plus:
¥
H
(Home screen) or ¥
D (sysData
variable)
4. Repeat the process as necessary.
Displayed coordinates are added to
the Home screen’s history area
(but not the entry line) as a
single-row matrix or vector.
Displayed coordinates are stored in a
data variable named sysData,
which you can open in the
Data/Matrix Editor.
¦ When you press:
TI
-
89:
¥
b
TI
-
92 Plus:
¥
D
If
sysData
does not exist, it is created in the
MAIN
folder.
If
sysData
already exists, new data is appended to the end of
any existing data. Existing titles or column headers (for the
affected columns) are cleared; titles are replaced with the
applicable titles for the new data.
¦ The
sysData
variable can be cleared, deleted, etc., just as any
other data variable. However, it cannot be locked.
¦ If the Graph screen contains a function or stat plot that
references the current contents of
sysData
, this command will not
operate.
Collecting Data Points from a Graph
From the Graph screen, you can store sets of coordinate
values and/or math results for later analysis. You can store the
information as a single-row matrix (vector) on the Home
screen or as data points in a system data variable that can be
opened in the Data/Matrix Editor.
Collecting the
Points
Tip: To display coordinates
or math results, trace a
function with
or perform
an
Math
operation (such
as Minimum or Maximum).
You can also use the free-
moving cursor.
Tip: Use a split screen to
show a graph and the Home
screen or Data/Matrix Editor
at the same time.
Notes about
SysData Variable
TI-89:
¥
·
TI-92 Plus:
¥
H
TI-89:
¥
b
TI-92 Plus:
¥
D