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For the equation A=pr2, use trial and error to find the radius of a circle that covers 200
square centimeters. Use 8 as your first guess.
8 ¿ ƒ R ƒ [:] y B
ƒ R ¡ Í y [
y | 7 y 6 Ë 95
Í
Continue until the answer is as accurate as you want.
Clearing ENTRY
Clear Entries (Chapter 18) clears all data that the TI-83 Plus is holding in
the ENTRY storage area.
Using Ans in an Expression
When an expression is evaluated successfully from the home screen or
from a program, the TI-83 Plus stores the answer to a storage area
called Ans (last answer). Ans may be a real or complex number, a list, a
matrix, or a string. When you turn off the TI-83 Plus, the value in Ans is
retained in memory.