Tip 3: Graphing A Function In The Standard Window - Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Software Manual

_ TIpË 3: Graphing a Function in the Standard Window
You can graph a function on the graph screen. First, enter the function in the Y= editor, and then
you can graph the function in the standard graphing window.
Y =2x+3 in the Y= editor
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In the Try-It! example, you will graph a function following these main steps.
1. Enter the function in the Y= editor (
2. Graph the function on the graph screen (
Note: If you reset your calculator defaults (
boundaries for the X and Y values:
3. Press . Then press
Tracing the graph displays the (
For some functions, the graphing window has to be adjusted so that you can see your graph.
This TIp uses the standard window settings ( 10
selected for the example on the next page displays the graph in this window. For more
information on adjusting window settings on the
Viewing Window.
Note: The examples in the next section assume that the calculator has been reset to the default settings as described in
TIp 1: Resetting Your Calculator.
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TIp 3: Graphing a Function in the Standard Window

Standard Graphing Window
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• TIp 1: Resetting Your Calculator ), the graphing window sets up the following
/ 10 ^ X ^ 10 and / 10 ^ Y ^ 10.
or to move the cursor from one plotted point to another.
) values at the bottom of the screen.
X,Y
WINDOW
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Graph of Y
X 10 and 10 Y 10). The function
menu, see TIp 5: Adjusting the
=2x+3
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