Texas Instruments TI-89 Voyage 200, User Manual

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Activities 769
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Note that
zc
is zero for each of the function values in steps 7–9. Thus, the complex zeros
1,
L i
,
i
of the polynomial
x
3
N x
2
+x N 1
can be visualized with the three points where the
graph of the modulus surface touches the
xy
plane.
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This activity can be used to find the interest rate, starting principal, number of
compounding periods, and future value of an annuity.
10. Use the Trace tool to explore the function
values at
x=0
and
y=
L
1
.