Re: TI-H: Help with ti-82


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Re: TI-H: Help with ti-82




In a message dated 98-06-03 00:13:24 EDT, you write:

<< ><< >Grant Stockly wrote:
 > >
 > >> >In a message dated 98-06-02 23:27:05 EDT, you write:
 > >> >
 > >> ><< >Hi...i didnt know which newsletter to send this to but this seemed
 >the
 > >> >most
 > >> > >resonable...Does anyone know if it is possible to find zeros or roots
 > >>of an
 > >> > >equation on a ti-82???
 > >> >
 > >> > Yes...  :)  Just 'graph it'.  :)
 > >> >  >>
 > >> >
 > >> >Yeah...but the ti-85 can do roots and it gives an EXACT number...im
just
 > >> >wondering if a ti-82 can do the same
 > >>
 > >> Try using the trace function and intercet.  It gives the EXACT number...
 > >
 > >No, I think he means an exact answer with square roots and such, not
 >decimals.
 >
 > Okay, lets see what he means...
 >
 > What do you mean?  :) >>
 >
 >Ummm your way is fine...but if there is a way to do it with square roots and
 >umm such that would be even better
 
 what do you want to get?  X=4 X=3 from X^2+7X+12?
 
  >>
Like one equation is X^3+6x^2+1 or something like that but yes pretty much
thats it...i think the equation i have can only have decimal points though
since it seems to go on for a long time