Chapter 17: Activities
485
Solving a System of Nonlinear Equations
Solving a System of Nonlinear Equations
Solving a System of Nonlinear Equations
Solving a System of Nonlinear Equations
Problem
Problem
Problem
Problem
Using a graph, solve the equation x
3
N
2x=2cos(x). Stated another way, solve the system
of two equations and two unknowns: y = x
3
N
2x and y = 2cos(x). Use
ZOOM
factors to
control the decimal places displayed on the graph.
Procedure
Procedure
Procedure
Procedure
1.
Press
z
. Select the default mode settings. Press
o
. Turn off all functions and stat
plots. Enter the functions.
2.
Press
q
4
to select
4:ZDecimal
. The display shows that two solutions may exist
(points where the two functions appear to intersect).
3.
Press
q ~
4
to select
4:SetFactors
from the
ZOOM MEMORY
menu. Set
XFact=10
and
YFact=10
.
Summary of Contents for -84 Plus
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Page 213: ...Chapter 8 Draw Instructions 210...
Page 248: ...Chapter 10 Matrices 245 row value matrix rowA rowB...
Page 332: ...Chapter 12 Statistics 329...
Page 413: ...Chapter 14 Applications 410...
Page 427: ...Chapter 15 CATALOG Strings Hyperbolic Functions 424 sinh 1 value cosh 1 value sinh 1 value...
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