Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Manual Book page 97

Chapter 3: Linear Functions
Section 4: Slope-Intercept Form
³ Try-It!é on Your TI.83 Plus or TI.73
Parent and Family of Functions
Compare graphs of
any line in slope-intercept form? Investigate using your calculator!
Note: See ³ TIpé 3: Graphing a Function and ³ TIpé 5 : Adjusting the Viewing Window for instructions if you need help. Set up your
calculator so that GridOn on the window format (y .) screen and ZDecimal on the zoom menu (q) are selected.
To Do This
1. Exit the Topics in Algebra 1
application and clear the Home
screen.
2. Define and
Y =X
1
Note: On the TI-73, use I rather than „.
3. Set the viewing window.
4. Trace both
Y
1
5. Write a description of what you see. How does the graph of
?
Y=X+1
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Topics in Algebra 1
and . If you know the graph of
Y =X Y =X+1
1 2
.
Y =X+1
2
and .
Y
2
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Name
Date
Y =X
1
Press
y l
â :
á
EXIT
o :
„
# :
„ \
1
TI-83 Plus:
(
4:ZDecimal
TI-73:
(
8:ZDecimal
r
| or ~ to trace a
function
} and † to move
between functions
Y=X
, can you draw the graph of
Display
(TI.83 Plus
compare to the graph of
Student Worksheet 3-31
)
shown