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