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Quick Start Guide

The three specialized Solvers—outlined in the following table—are designed to help you solve problems of a specific type.

Table 2-2

HP Solver apps

Three apps are specifically designed to help you explore the relationships between the values of the parameters in a function

and the shape of the graph of the function. See the following table.

Table 2-3

HP Explorer apps

Data persistence

When you work with an app, you enter data of one sort or another, such as definitions of functions, window settings, and

preferences. The app records all this data and automatically saves it for you. If you leave the app and come back to it later,

all that data is still there. In fact, you can save an instance of the app with a new name and keep the original version for

another purpose. The new version, under the new name, contains all the data from the source app. (This is explained in

“Creating customized apps” on page 46.)

Statistics 1Var

Enter columns of data, conduct 1-variable statistical analyses, compute summary statistics, and explore

statistical plots

Statistics 2Var

Enter columns of data, conduct 2-variable statistical analyses, compute summary statistics, and explore

statistical plots

Inference

Compute and explore hypothesis tests and confidence intervals

Datastreamer

Collect real-world data using sensors and the HP StreamSmart 410

Solve

Solve an equation for one of its variables or solve a system of linear or non-linear equations

Parametric

Define parametric equations and explore their graphs and tables of values

Polar

Define polar equations and explore their graphs and tables of values

Sequence

Define sequences and explore graphs and tables of values

Solver app name

Purpose

Finance

Solve time-value-of-money (TVM) and amortization problems

Linear Solver

Solve 2×2 and 3×3 systems of linear equations

Triangle Solver

Solve problems involving the lengths of sides, and the measures of angles, in triangles

Explorer app name

Purpose

Linear Explorer

Explore the relationship between the shape of the graph and values of the parameters in linear

functions

Quadratic Explorer

Explore the relationship between the shape of the graph and values of the parameters in quadratic

functions

Trig Explorer

Explore the relationship between the shape of the graph and values of the parameters in sinusoidal

functions

HP app name

Purpose

Summary of Contents for Prime Graphing Calculator

Page 1: ...HPPrimeGraphingCalculator QuickStartGuide ...

Page 2: ... or omissions contained herein First Edition March 2015 Document Part Number 813267 001 Product notice The keyboard legend table and photo on the following page illustrate a few of the many features available on the HP Prime Graphing Calculator These features as well as other features of the calculator are discussed in this quick start guide For a complete list of features see the HP Prime Graphin...

Page 3: ... 5 Common math and science functions 6 Alpha and Shift keys 7 On Cancel and Off key 8 List matrix program and note catalogs 9 Last Answer key Ans 10 Enter key 11 Backspace and Delete key 12 Menu and Paste key 13 CAS view and CAS preference settings 14 View and Copy key 15 Escape and Clear key 16 Help key 17 Rocker wheel for cursor movement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 13 14 12 15 16 10 17 ...

Page 4: ...4 Quick Start Guide ...

Page 5: ...ing expressions 13 Methods 13 Example 13 Entering text 14 Editing deleting and clearing 14 Last answer 14 Using variables 14 Copy and paste 15 Getting help 15 Menu items 16 Check boxes 16 Choose boxes 16 Input fields 16 Computer algebra system CAS 17 CAS settings 17 CAS calculations Some examples 17 CAS menu 18 Using CAS in Home view 18 HP apps and their views 18 HP apps 18 Data persistence 19 Dat...

Page 6: ...app 25 Parametric app 26 Polar app 27 Sequence app 28 Geometry app 29 Spreadsheet app 31 Navigation selection and gestures 31 Entering content 31 Cell references and naming 32 Copy and paste 32 Menu items 32 Statistics 1Var app 33 Statistics 2Var app 35 Inference app 37 DataStreamer app select models only 37 Solve app 39 Solver apps 40 Finance app 40 Example 1 41 Solution 41 Example 2 41 Solution ...

Page 7: ...tic Explorer apps 43 Trig Explorer app 45 Creating customized apps 46 Toolbox menus 46 Math menu 46 Menu format 47 CAS menu 47 App menu 47 User menu 48 Catalog Menu Catlg 48 Catalogs and Editors 48 List Catalog and Editor 49 Matrix Catalog and Editor 49 Program Catalog and Editor 51 Note Catalog and Editor 52 ...

Page 8: ...8 Quick Start Guide ...

Page 9: ...e between keyboard and on screen display options this guide uses the following conventions A key that initiates an unshifted function is represented by an image of that key for example A key combination that initiates a shifted function or inserts a character is represented by the appropriate shift key S or A followed by the key for that function or character For example Sj initiates the natural e...

Page 10: ...it for your HP Prime calculator to fully charge insert the product CD into your computer and install HP Connectivity Kit This software application helps you get the most out of your HP Prime calculator Turningthecalculatoronandoff To turn the calculator on press O To turn it off press SO Off To adjust the brightness of the screen press and hold O and then press either or repeatedly Pressing increa...

Page 11: ...rsor keys to move to the field and then tapping a touch button along the bottom of the screen in this case Note that and E perform the same function as do and Touch gestures The HP Prime calculator recognizes the following touch gestures Tap Point to an item on the screen and then tap one finger to select the item Tap and hold Place your finger on the screen and hold it there for a moment Scrollin...

Page 12: ... the item you want If the field is a toggle field one that is either selected or not selected tap once to select it and tap again to set the option to its alternate value Note that there are four pages of home settings Tap to display the second page This page has settings for font size calculator name output display format menu item format time date color theme and shading color The third page of ...

Page 13: ... the textbook mode of entry The order in which items are entered in textbook mode is the same in algebraic mode Only the appearance of the entry is different However the order of entry in RPN mode is different If you prefer to use RPN see the user guide Example To calculate enter SlS3E Notice that both and π are entered as a key combination They are shifted characters By default all results are di...

Page 14: ...tion such as operators numbers variables and so on and create a new calculation TIP You don t always need to first select Ans before it can be part of a new calculation If you press any binary operator key to begin a new calculation Ans is automatically added to the entry line as the first component of the new calculation For example to multiply the last answer by 13 you could enter S x13E But the...

Page 15: ...or the formula and its associated formatting In the List Editor you can select part of a list an entire list or a rectangular array of elements from multiple lists This selection can then be copied and pasted in either the Matrix Editor or the Numeric view of the Spreadsheet Statistics 1Var or Statistics 2Var apps Similarly in the Matrix Editor you can select one or more rows one or more columns a...

Page 16: ... menu items change depending on what screen is showing or what item you last chose Check boxes A check box enables you select or deselect a single option To change a current selection tap it once to select it and tap again to switch the value to its alternate setting You can also use the cursor keys to scroll to the check box and tap Choose boxes A choose box displays one item from a menu of items...

Page 17: ...unction from the CAS menu which is one of the Toolbox menus see Toolbox menus on page 46 CAS settings Various settings allow you to configure how you would like the CAS to work To display the CAS Settings screen where these settings can be changed press SC There are two pages of settings The settings are explained in detail in the user guide CAS calculations Some examples Suppose you want to find ...

Page 18: ...onent of your expression will be evaluated by the CAS You can also copy an item from CAS history to an expression you are entering in Home view Press M and select Get from CAS The CAS view opens Tap the item you want and it is copied directly to the cursor position in Home view Likewise you can insert an item from Home view history into an expression you are entering in CAS view Just press M and s...

Page 19: ...Var Enter columns of data conduct 2 variable statistical analyses compute summary statistics and explore statistical plots Inference Compute and explore hypothesis tests and confidence intervals Datastreamer Collect real world data using sensors and the HP StreamSmart 410 Solve Solve an equation for one of its variables or solve a system of linear or non linear equations Parametric Define parametr...

Page 20: ...use HP Connectivity Kit to transfer the app Appviews Most HP apps have the same structure based on the symbolic graphic and numeric representations of mathematical objects These representationsarecalled views and they can be displayedby pressing P and N respectively Each main view can be configured from an associated setup view For example pressing SP displays the Plot Setup view where you can spe...

Page 21: ...o trace swipe to scroll or pinch to zoom in or out Plot Setup view SP This view enables you to specify the range of values displayed in Plot view Note that zooming and panning will override any range settings It also enables you to set the appearance of Plot view such as whether axes are displayed the spacing of tickmarks and the fineness of the plot Numeric view N This view displays a table of ev...

Page 22: ...can be described together The Function app will be used as our sample app The Function app enables you to define functions in x view their graphs create evaluation tables and find intersections roots slopes extrema etc To open the Function app press and select Function Symbolic view In Symbolic view you can enter up to ten symbolic definitions For the Function app these are functions of x An examp...

Page 23: ...ify an x value for the tracing cursor You can also just enter an x value This displays the Go To input box Just tap to confirm the value This option provides a quick way to evaluate a function for a particular x value Opens the Function menu with options to either find the following objects or to sketch a simple function Root Intersection Slope Signed area Extremum Tangent to the trace point Sketc...

Page 24: ...n the independent variable column labeled X in the example at the right enter any real value and then press E or tap All values are immediately recalculated The menu items are as follows Zooms in or out on a highlighted row of the table Note that in Numeric view zooming changes the increment between consecutive x values Zooming in decreases the increment zooming out increases the increment The val...

Page 25: ... Num Start is made the same as the minimum of the X Rng values Advanced Graphing app The Advanced Graphing app enables you to define and explore the graphs of symbolic open sentences in x and y You can plot conic sections for example x2 y2 64 two variable inequalities such as 2x 3y 6 graphs that help you explore number theory and much more To open the Advanced Graphing app press and select Advance...

Page 26: ...f X and Y Numeric view shows whether the open sentence is satisfied The illustration at the right shows that the open sentence 2x 3y 6 defined as S2 in Symbolic view see above is satisfied when X 4 5 and Y 1 but not when X 4 4 and Y 0 9 You can enter your own values in the X and Y columns The menu items are the same as in the Function app except that there is also menu Options on this menu paralle...

Page 27: ...mbolic view The information below describes the major differences between the Polar app and the Function app see Function Advanced Graphing Parametric Polar and Sequence apps on page 22 Symbolic view The Symbolic view of the Polar app enables you to specify up to ten polar equations each one defining r the signed distance a point is from the origin 0 0 in terms of θ the anti clockwise angle a segm...

Page 28: ...rs or selects a sequence for graphing and table building Enters the corresponding text when tapped Cancels the current addition or change Accepts the current addition or change Displays the selected sequence in textbook format in full screen view with vertical and horizontal scrolling enabled Resolves references when one sequence is defined in terms of another Plot view Press P to display the Plot...

Page 29: ...ference B To select a point in Plot view just tap it If the object you tap is a point and there are multiple points available a window listing of all the points appears Select the one you want and then press E If the bottom right of the screen shows the name of the object you have accurately selected it otherwise a list of nearby objects is shown indicating that the object has not been selected If...

Page 30: ... given the name GB in Symbolic view The G prefixed name is a variable that can be referenced in Numeric view see below and in CAS calculations Note from the illustration at the right that GG is the name of the variable that represents the circle just reflected If you are working in the CAS and want to know what the area of that circle is you could enter area GG and get the result You can change th...

Page 31: ...d using touch gestures Spreadsheetapp The Spreadsheet app provides a grid of cells where you can enter content such as numbers text expressions and so on and to perform certain operations on what you enter To open the Spreadsheet app press and select Spreadsheet The app opens in Numeric view There is no Plot or Symbolic view Navigation selection and gestures You can move about a spreadsheet by usi...

Page 32: ... in formulas as if it were a variable A cell is referenced by its column and row coordinates and references can be absolute or relative An absolute reference is written as C R where C is the column number and R the row number Thus B 7 is an absolute reference In a formula it will always refer to the data in cell B7 wherever that formula or a copy of it is placed On the other hand B7 is a relative ...

Page 33: ...o 22 points Color Color for the content text number etc in the selected cells the gray dotted option represents Auto Fill Background color that fills the selected cells the gray dotted option represents Auto Align Horizontal alignment Auto Left Center Right Align Vertical alignment Auto Top Center Bottom Column Displays an input form where you can specify the required width of the selected columns...

Page 34: ...r lists Moves the cursor to the specified element in the list This is especially useful for long lists Sorts the current column you can choose ascending or descending order Displays an input form where you can enter a formula to generate a list of values for a specified column In the example at the right 5 data points will be placed in column D2 They will be generated by the expression X2 F where ...

Page 35: ...tted Also there is no Method field Statistics2Varapp The Statistics 2Var app is designed for the study of bivariate statistics It provides tools for entering numerical data calculating 2 variable summary statistics and creating 2 variable statistical plots The app can exchange data with the Statistics 1Var app and the Spreadsheet app explained in the user guide It can also receive data from the Da...

Page 36: ... press to zoom in and to zoom out on the trace Use a 2 finger pinch zoom gesture to perform a horizontal vertical or square zoom in or out Toggles the tracing cursor off and on With the tracing cursor on you can press R or L to move from data point to data point The values of each point are displayed at the bottom of the screen If a fit equation is displayed you can press U or D to trace the equat...

Page 37: ...ems are as follows Moves the cursor to the entry line where you can add or change a value Enables you to import statistics such as n and so on from any column in the Statistics 1Var or Statistics 2Var app or any app based on those apps Displays the interval or test results Tap to see the confidence interval or hypothesis test results and to return to the Numeric view Press P to display the Plot vi...

Page 38: ...stops data streaming When you tap three more menu items appear Toggles tracing on and off for the current data stream With tracing on you can press L or R to move the trace cursor along the currently selected channel The values at the bottom of the screen change as the cursor moves Opens a menu where you can select the data you want to export to the Statistics 1Var or Statistics 2 Var apps Shows f...

Page 39: ...Solve app the Numeric view is not a table of evaluations as it is in the Function app Instead it is an input form where you can enter values for the known variables You then move the cursor to the unknown variable and tap You can enter a seed value for the unknown variable in case there are multiple solutions The menu items are as follows Moves the cursor to the entry line where you can add or cha...

Page 40: ...tion page uses values from the TVM page The TVM page enables you solve TVM problems You enter as much data as you have and then highlight a variable whose value you want to calculate The fields are as follows N Total number of periods or payments I YR The nominal annual interest rate PV Present value at the start of the cash flow P YR The number of payments made in a year PMT The payment due per p...

Page 41: ...e the amount of the balloon payment To solve this problem you need to display the amortization schedule for the loan Tap The amortization schedule appears as a table with columns for payment group P the principal paid during the group the interest paid during the group and the balanceremainingattheendofthegroup The menu items are as follows Displays a menu where you can choose a font size small me...

Page 42: ...enter the coefficients and constants of both equations as shown in the figure at the right To enter a negative number first press m Asyouenter values thesolution automaticallyupdates The solutionyou want appears only when all coefficients and constants have been entered In this example the solution is x 2 and y 1 TriangleSolverapp This app calculates the lengths of sides and the sizes of angles in...

Page 43: ...e parameters of the corresponding equation You can then test your skill at matching functions with graphs LinearExplorerandQuadraticExplorerapps The Linear Explorer app gives you an opportunity to explore the behavior of graphs of the form y ax and y ax b as the values of a and b change The Quadratic Explorer app is very similar With it you can explore the behavior of y a x h 2 v as the values of ...

Page 44: ...ge keys to directly modify the graph Chooses the increment by which parameter values will change 0 5 1 or 2 Chooses various forms of equation there are two in the Linear Explorer and four in the Quadratic Explorer Displays the test view of the app see below Tap to activate graph mode In this mode you use the change keys to directly change the position or shape of the graph and observe the effect o...

Page 45: ...The menu items are as follows or Toggles between graph and equation modes or Toggles between sine and cosine graphs or Toggles between radians and degrees as the angle measure for x or Toggles between translating the graph and changing its frequency or amplitude You make these changes using the cursor keys Displays the test view of the app see below or Cycles through the increments by which certai...

Page 46: ...quence app Theapp will generate the Fibonacci sequence 1 Press and use the cursor keys to highlight the Sequence app Don t open the app 2 Tap This enables you to create a copy of the built in app and save it under a new name Any data already in the built in app is retained and you can return to it later by opening the Sequence app 3 In the Name field enter a name for your new app say Fibonacci and...

Page 47: ...e appropriate category and then choose the function you want For example suppose you want to find the greatest common divisor of 4656 764 and 8794 1 Press b and tap if necessary 2 Select Integer from the main menu and GCD from the sub menu The function gcd appears on the entry line ready for you to specify the numbers whose greatest common divisor you are trying to find 3 Enter 4656 764 8794 betwe...

Page 48: ...tion available on the HP Prime calculator Tap and tap the command or function you want It is copied to the location of the cursor There are over 400 commands and functions on this menu You may find it easier to select an item by entering the first few letters of its name The menu automatically scrolls to the first command whose name matches the letters you entered For example suppose you want to f...

Page 49: ...are Down Right and None Enter the first element in your list and press E or tap The cursor jumps to the next row Repeat until you have added all the elements you want to add When you have completed the list press S 7 to return to the List Catalog In programs and in Home view you can refer to a list by its name L1 L2 and so on For example suppose L2 is composed of 5 6 1 5 8 In Home view you could e...

Page 50: ...tap and hold a cell to select it as the starting location and then drag your finger to select a rectangular array of elements After it is selected the rectangular array can be copied Swap Ends Switches the values of the first and last cells in the selected array of cells Selection Turns selection mode on and off You can also tap and hold a cell and then drag your finger to select multiple cells Sw...

Page 51: ...e selected program You can enter your program letter by letter if you know the command names or use one of the menus available when the Program Editor is open Opens the commands menu Opens a menu of common branch and loop structures Note that the programming commands are also available from the Catlg menu see Catalog Menu Catlg on page 48 The button enables you to check your syntax at any time Aft...

Page 52: ...selected note Sort Sorts the notes either chronologically or alphabetically Delete Deletes the selected note Clear Deletes all notes in the Note Catalog Sends the highlighted note to another HP Prime calculator Tap and enter a name for your new note Tap twice The Note Editor opens so that you can enter your note The menu items in the Note Editor are as follows Provides options for setting the font...

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