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REWRI menu

The

menu contains

 

 

 

 

functions that enable you to

 

 

 

rewrite an expression in

 

 

 

another form.

 

 

SOLV menu

The

menu contains

 

 

 

 

 

 

functions that enable you to

 

 

 

solve equations, linear

 

 

 

systems, and differential

 

 

TRIG menu

equations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

menu contains

 

 

 

 

functions that enable you to

 

 

 

transform trigonometric

 

 

 

expressions.

 

 

N O T E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can get online help about any CAS function by

 

pressing

2 and selecting that function (as

explained in “Online Help” on page 14-8).

Configuration menus

You can directly see, and change, CAS modes while working with the Equation Writer. The first line in each of

the Equation Writer menus (except ) indicates the current CAS mode settings.

In the example at the right, the first line of the menu reads:

CFG R= X S

CFG stands for

“configuration”, and the symbols to the right of it indicate various mode settings.

The first symbol, R, indicates that you are in real mode. If you were in complex mode, this symbol would be C.

The second symbol, =, indicates that you are in exact mode. If you were in approximate mode, this symbol would be ~.

The third symbol, X in the above example, indicates the current independent variable.

Equation Writer

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