Casio fx-CG50 Getting Started
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- Page 1 Getting Started with the fx-CG50 Your calculator can complete a huge variety of operations. This guide will help you to get started with Graphs, Calculations, Statistics and Equations. It is especially aimed at A-level Mathematics.
- Page 2 We strongly recommend that you reset the calculator before learning about it. Please see page 12 for more information. You can’t break the calculator! At least, not by using it. If you get stuck, try a different menu or the i key. There’s plenty of support from Casio – please see the back page. Page | 2...
- Page 3 Graphs [Option 5] Plotting graphs – basics …then press u to see the drawing of the graphs Type the equations of the graphs that you would like to plot… Hint: you can change between types of graphs by pressing e on this screen, and this will allow you to plot parametric curves if you need to.
- Page 4 Once you have the plot of your graph(s) there are a number of useful features that you can take advantage of … Feature Useful for… Steps / key presses Screen Press Lr to get the If you need to sketch an Here is the inverse of the blue function, then choose r again inverse function, or find...
- Page 5 Feature Useful for… Steps / key presses Screen Press Ly to get the Checking the area under Area under a curve between two function, and then choose u a curve, or the area limits: between a curve and a to go to the next page. Then choose e for the integral.
- Page 6 Run-Matrix (Calculations) [Option 1] Changing the mode for calculations Once you have reset your calculator most things will be automatically set up how you need them. If you are doing a calculation and you do need to change between degrees and radians mode, for example, you can do this by pressing Lp which takes you to the SETUP screen.
- Page 7 Feature Useful for… Steps / key presses Screen equations, exponential y to get into mode. and logarithmic From here you can type in the equations, modulus equation you want to solve, using equations, etc. L.to get an = symbol when you need it.
- Page 8 Statistics [Option 2] Data are stored in lists. From these, you can calculate statistics such as mean and standard deviation. Feature Useful for… Steps / key presses Screen Typing in the data. Enter Enter the data line by line, pressing l after each item. the data line by line, pressing l after each item.
- Page 9 You can draw graphs from the lists of data using Feature Useful for… Steps / key presses Screen Telling the calculator From the statistics menu press what type of graph and ) then u ( which list(s) to use. Choose which graph number you The settings depend on wish to set (q,w,e).
- Page 10 Equations [Option A] Simultaneous linear equations The equation has to be entered in the form (2 unknowns) or (3 unknowns), and ax by c ax by cz d similarly for more unknowns. Don’t forget to rearrange your equation if it is not in this form. Feature Useful for…...
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Page 11: How To Change
If the quadratic equation has no real solutions, or a cubic has only 1 real solution, then the calculator will show the result depending on how it is set up. Type Screen Explanation How to change To show complex roots, press d. Quadratic The graph lies entirely Enter SETUP by pressing Lp... -
Page 12: Resetting The Calculator
Return to the main menu. Taking it further This guide has introduced you to some of the common uses of the fx-CG50 in Maths A-level. There are many other things you can do. Follow the on-screen menus to explore. Some menus have more options indicated by ...