Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Manual Book page 502

Procedure Procedure Procedure Procedure
1. Press z. Select
simulates the two objects in motion over time.
2. Press p. Set the viewing window.
Tmin=0
Tmax=12
Tstep=.1
3. Press o. Turn off all functions and stat plots. Enter the expressions to define the path
of the ferris wheel and the path of the ball. Set the graph style for
Try setting the graph styles to ë
Note:
ferris wheel and the ball flying through the air when you press s.
4. Press s to graph the equations. Watch closely as they are plotted. Notice that
the ball and the ferris wheel passenger appear to be closest where the paths cross
in the top-right quadrant of the ferris wheel.
Chapter 17: Activities
, , and the default settings.
Par Simul
L
Xmin= 13
Xmax=34
Xscl=10
Ymin=0
Ymax=31
Yscl=10
and ì
, which simulates a chair on the
X1T X2T
(simultaneous) mode
Simul
to ë (path).
X2T
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