Selecting A Graph Style; Defining And Editing Parametric Equations - Texas Instruments TI-83 Manual Book

In this editor, you can display and enter both the
up to six equations,
terms of the independent variable
graphs is graphing equations over time.

Selecting a Graph Style

The icons to the left of
parametric equation (Chapter 3). The default in
which connects plotted points. Line, è (thick), ë (path), ì (animate), and í
(dot) styles are available for parametric graphing.

Defining and Editing Parametric Equations

To define or edit a parametric equation, follow the steps in Chapter 3 for
defining a function or editing a function. The independent variable in a
parametric equation is
parametric variable
Press „.
Press ƒ ã
Two components,
must define both of them.
TI-83 Plus Parametric Graphing
and
X Y
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through
X
1T
. In graphing mode, you can enter the
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in either of two ways.
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T
and , define a single parametric equation. You
X Y
through and
X
6T
. A common application of parametric
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represent the graph style of each
X
6T
and components of
X Y
. Each is defined in
Y
6T
mode is ç (line),
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