Texas Instruments TI-83 Defining a Table of Values: Box with Lid

10 Getting Started
8300GETM.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 11:06 AM Printed: 02/19/01 11:06
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The table feature of the TI.83 displays numeric information about a function.
You can use a table of values from the function defined on page 9 to estimate
an answer to the problem.
1. Press y [TBLSET] (above p) to
display the TABLE SETUP menu.
2. Press Í to accept TblStart=0.
3. Press 1 Í to define the table increment
@Tbl=1. Leave Indpnt: Auto and
Depend: Auto so that the table will be
generated automatically.
4. Press y [TABLE] (above s) to display
the table.
Notice that the maximum value for Y1
(box’s volume) occurs when X is about 4,
between 3 and 5.
5. Press and hold † to scroll the table until a
negative result for Y1 is displayed.
Notice that the maximum length of X for
this problem occurs where the sign of Y1
(box’s volume) changes from positive to
negative, between 10 and 11.
6. Press y [TBLSET].
Notice that TblStart has changed to 6 to
reflect the first line of the table as it was
last displayed. (In step 5, the first value of
X displayed in the table is 6.)
Defining a Table of Values: Box with Lid