Quick Start
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00QWIKST.DOC TI-86, Quick Start, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 1:51 PM Printed: 02/13/01 2:59 PM Page 7 of 14
00QWIKST.DOC TI-86, Quick Start, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 1:51 PM Printed: 02/13/01 2:59 PM Page 7 of 14
Finding the Square Root
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Paste the square root function to the screen.
(
:
)
-
ˆ
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Enter a value for which you want to find the
square root.
144
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Evaluate the expression. The square root of
144
is displayed.
b
Calculating Derivatives
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Display the
CALC
menu, and then select
der1
.
(
:
)
-
†
(
CALC
menu
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Enter an expression (
x
2
) with respect to a
variable (
x
) at a given point (
8
).
2
I
P
2
P
8
E
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Evaluate. The first derivative of
x
2
with
respect to
x
at
8
is displayed.
b