Texas Instruments TI-89 Titanium Short User Manual page 115

Time-Value-of- Money Function
In the Program Editor, define the following Time-Value-of-Money (
function where
rate, = present value,
temp3
value, and
temp6
month, 0 = end of month).
:tvm(temp1,temp2,temp3,temp4,temp5,temp6)
:Func
:Local tempi,tempfunc,tempstr1
:Ltemp3+(1+temp2/1200temp6)temp4((1N(1+temp2/1200)^
(Ltemp1))/(temp2/1200))Ntemp5(1+temp2/1200)^(Ltemp1)
!tempfunc
:For tempi,1,5,1
:"temp"&exact(string(tempi))!tempstr1
:If when(#tempstr1=0,false,false,true) Then
:If tempi=2
:Return approx(nsolve(tempfunc=0,#tempstr1) | #tempstr1>0
and
#tempstr1<100)
:Return approx(nsolve(tempfunc=0,#tempstr1))
:EndIf
:EndFor
:Return "parameter error"
:EndFunc
Note: You can use your computer keyboard to type lengthy text and
then use TI Connect™ software to send it to the TI-89 Titanium.
Finding the Monthly Payment
Find the monthly payment on 10,000 if you make 48 payments at 10%
interest per year.
On the Home screen, enter the
find .
pmt
Result: The monthly payment is 251.53.
Activities
= number of payments,
temp1
temp4
= begin- or end-of-payment period (1 = beginning of
= monthly payment,
values to
tvm
= annual interest
temp2
temp5
)
tvm
= future
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