Locus

Takes two points as its arguments: the first is the point whose

 

possible locations form the locus; the second is a point on an

 

object. This second point drives the first through its locus as the

 

second moves on its object.

 

In the example at the right,

 

circle C has been drawn and

 

point D is a point placed on

 

C (using the Point On

 

function described above).

 

Point I is a translation of

 

point D. Choosing Curve >

 

Special > Locus places

 

locus( on the entry line. Complete the command as

 

locus(GI,GD) and point I traces a path (its locus) that

 

parallels point D as it moves around the circle to which it is

 

constrained.

Plot

You can plot expressions of the following types in Plot view:

 

Function

 

Parametric

 

Polar

 

Sequence

 

Tap

, select Plot, and

then the type of expression you want to plot. The entry line is enabled for you to define the expression.

Note that the variables you specify for an expression must be in lowercase.

In this example, Function has been selected as the plot type and the graph of y = 1/ x is plotted.

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