The Epsx0 Function And The Cas Variable Eps - HP 50g User Manual
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Note: you could get the latter result by using PROPFRAC:
PROPFRAC('(X^3-2*X+2)/(X-1)') = 'X^2+X-1 + 1/(X-1)'.
The EPSX0 function and the CAS variable EPS
The variable (epsilon) is typically used in mathematical textbooks to represent
a very small number. The calculator's CAS creates a variable EPS, with default
-10
value 0.0000000001 = 10
, when you use the EPSX0 function. You can
change this value, once created, if you prefer a different value for EPS. The
function EPSX0, when applied to a polynomial, will replace all coefficients
whose absolute value is less than EPS with a zero. Function EPSX0 is not
available in the ARITHMETIC menu, it must be accessed from the function
catalog (N). Example:
EPSX0('X^3-1.2E-12*X^2+1.2E-6*X+6.2E-11)=
'X^3-0*X^2+.0000012*X+0'.
With μ:
'X^3+.0000012*X'.
The PEVAL function
The functions PEVAL (Polynomial EVALuation) can be used to evaluate a
n
n-1
2
polynomial p(x) = a
x
+a
x
+ ...+ a
x
+a
x+ a
, given an array of
n
n-1
2
1
0
coefficients [a
, a
, ... a
, a
, a
] and a value of x
. The result is the
n
n-1
2
1
0
0
evaluation p(x
). Function PEVAL is not available in the ARITHMETIC menu, it
0
must be accessed from the function catalog (‚N). Example:
PEVAL([1,5,6,1],5) = 281.
The TCHEBYCHEFF function
The function TCHEBYCHEFF(n) generates the Tchebycheff (or Chebyshev)
polynomial of the first kind, order n, defined as T
(X) = cos(n arccos(X)). If the
n
integer n is negative (n < 0), the function TCHEBYCHEFF(n) generates the
Tchebycheff polynomial of the second kind, order n, defined as T
(X) =
n
sin(n arccos(X))/sin(arccos(X)). Examples:
TCHEBYCHEFF(3) = 4*X^3-3*X
TCHEBYCHEFF(-3) = 4*X^2-1
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