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Diff&Int ( ), Rewrite ( ), Solve

( ) and Trig ( ).

The Complex menu, providing functions specific to manipulating with complex numbers.

The Constant menu, containing e, i,and π.

The Hyperb. menu, containing hyperbolic functions.

The Integer menu, containing functions that enable you to perform integer arithmetic.

The Modular menu, containing functions that enable you to perform modular arithmetic (using the value contained in the MODULO variable).

The Polynom.menu, containing functions that enable you to perform calculations with polynomials.

The Real menu, containing functions specific to common real-number calculations

The Tests menu, containing logic functions for working with hypotheses.

SHIFT MATH keys

The

key

 

 

 

combination opens an

 

 

alphabetical menu of all

 

 

CAS commands. You can

 

 

enter a command by

 

 

 

 

selecting it from this menu, so

 

that you don’t have to type it in ALPHA mode.

VARS key

Pressing

while you’re

 

 

 

in the Equation Writer

 

 

displays the names of the

 

 

variables defined in CAS.

 

 

Take special note of namVX,

 

 

which contains the name of

 

the current variable.

 

The menu options on the variables screen are:

Press to copy the name of the highlighted variable to the position of the cursor in Equation Writer.

Press to see the contents of the highlighted variable.

Press to change the contents of the highlighted variable.

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Equation Writer