Chapter 17: Activities 467
Defining a Table of Values
Defining a Table of ValuesDefining a Table of Values
Defining a Table of Values
The table feature of the TI-84 Plus displays numeric information about a function. You
can use a table of values from the function you just defined to estimate an answer to the
problem.
2. Press £ 20 ¹ 2 „ ¤ £ 25 ¥ 2 ¹
„ ¤ „ Í to define the
volume function as Y1 in terms of X.
„ lets you enter X quickly, without
having to press ƒ. The highlighted =
sign indicates that Y1 is selected.
1. Press y - (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 0 (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.