Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS - Graphing Calculator Manual Book page 23

(scientific) notation mode expresses numbers in two parts. The significant digits display with
Sci
one digit to the left of the decimal. The appropriate power of 10 displays to the right of å, as in
â
.
1.234567 4
(engineering) notation mode is similar to scientific notation. However, the number can have
Eng
one, two, or three digits before the decimal; and the power-of-10 exponent is a multiple of three, as
â
in .
12.34567 3
If you select
Note: Normal
value is less than .001), the TI-84 Plus expresses the answer in scientific notation.
Float, 0123456789
(floating) decimal mode displays up to 10 digits, plus the sign and decimal.
Float
(fixed) decimal mode specifies the number of digits (0 through 9) to display to the right
0123456789
of the decimal for decimal answers.
The decimal setting applies to
The decimal setting applies to these numbers, with respect to the
• An answer displayed on the home screen
• Coordinates on a graph (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6)
• The DRAW instruction equation of the line, x, and
Tangent(
• Results of CALCULATE operations (Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6)
• The regression equation stored after the execution of a regression model (Chapter 12)
Radian, Degree
Angle modes control how the TI-84 Plus interprets angle values in trigonometric functions and
polar/rectangular conversions.
mode interprets angle values as radians. Answers display in radians.
Radian
mode interprets angle values as degrees. Answers display in degrees.
Degree
Func, Par, Pol, Seq
Graphing modes define the graphing parameters. Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 describe these modes in
detail.
(function) graphing mode plots functions, where Y is a function of X (Chapter 3).
Func
(parametric) graphing mode plots relations, where X and Y are functions of T (Chapter 4).
Par
(polar) graphing mode plots functions, where
Pol
notation, but the answer cannot display in 10 digits (or the absolute
, , and
Normal Sci Eng
Chapter 1: Operating the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
notation modes.
Answer
values (Chapter 8)
dy/dx
is a function of q (Chapter 5).
r
mode setting:
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