6-12 Sequence Graphing
8306SEQN.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 12:22 PM Printed: 02/19/01 1:36
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1. Press
o
in
Seq
mode to display the sequence
Y=
editor.
Make sure the graph style is set to
í
(dot), and then
define
nMin
,
u(
n)
and
u(
nMin)
as shown below.
2. Press
y
[
FORMAT
]
Í
to set
Time
axes format.
3. Press
p
and set the variables as shown below.
nMin=1
Xmin=0
Ymin=
L
10
nMax=25
Xmax=25
Ymax=10
PlotStart=1
Xscl=1
Yscl=1
PlotStep=1
4. Press
s
to graph the sequence.
5. Press
y
[
FORMAT
] and select the
Web
axes setting.
6. Press
p
and change the variables below.
Xmin=
L
10
Xmax=10
7. Press
s
to graph the sequence.
8. Press
r
, and then press
~
to draw the web. The
displayed cursor coordinates
n
,
X
(
u(
n
N
1)
), and
Y
(
u(
n)
) change accordingly. When you press
~
, a new
n
value is displayed, and the trace cursor is on the
sequence. When you press
~
again, the
n
value remains
the same, and the cursor moves to the
y=x
reference line.
This pattern repeats as you trace the web.
Using Web Plots to Illustrate Convergence
Example:
Convergence
