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Entering
Guesses
Entering
guesses
gives you
control over the initial
estimates used
in
an
iterative search. Since the search starts
in
the range between the two
initial
estimates,
entering
guesses
can reduce
the number of
iterations
L.
required
to find a solution. Also,
if
more than one solution
ocists,
guesses
can help select the desired answer. The closer your
guesses
---
are
to the desired solution, the better
chance
the Solver has of
finding
!
it.
You can enter one
or two
guesses
at
these times:
r
Before
beginning the calculation, after you've stored a value
for
:
every variable except the unknown.
If
you enter one
guess,
the
Solver generates a second estimate.
r
After you've halted the iterative
search.
!
r
After the
Solver has refurned an
answex,
and you wish to
search
for
another
solution.
v
To
enter one guess, key
in
the value and
press
the menu
key.
Press
v
the menu key again to start the calculation. For ocample,
4.5
n
ffi
starts the calculation
with
the
guess
A
: 4.5.
!
To
enter two
guesses,
key
in
the first
guess
and press the menu
key.
Keyinthesecondguessandpressthemenukeyagain.Tostartthe
calculation, press the menu key a
third time.
For example
0:
100
lI
n
starts the search
for
A in
the range
0
through
100.
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5: The Equation
SolYer
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