Keys:

Display:

Description:

 

Selects Equation mode.

X

 

Enters the equation.

X



 

 

 





Checksum and length.

 



 

 

Cancels Equation mode.

Now, solve the equation to find its positive and negative roots:

Keys:

Display:

X

_



 



X



 



 



￿



￿



X

_



 



X   

￿ 

Description:

Your initial guesses for the positive root.

Selects Equation mode; displays the equation.

Calculates the positive root using guesses 0 and 10.

Final two estimates are the same. f(x) = 0.

Your initial guesses for the negative root.

Redisplays the equation. Calculates negative root using guesses 0 and –10.

f(x) = 0.

Certain cases require special consideration:

If the function's graph has a discontinuity that crosses the x–axis, then the SOLVE operation returns a value adjacent to the discontinuity (see figure a, below). In this case, f(x) may be relatively large.

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