Appendix A: Functions and Instructions 441
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DrwCtour CATALOG
DrwCtour expression
DrwCtour list
Draws contours on the current 3D graph at
the z values specified by expression or list.
The 3D graphing mode must already be set.
DrwCtour automatically sets the graph format
style to CONTOUR LEVELS.
By default, the graph automatically contains
the number of equally spaced contours
specified by the ncontour Window variable.
DrwCtour draws contours in addition to the
defaults.
To turn off the default contours, set ncontour
to zero, either by using the Window screen or
by storing 0 to the ncontour system variable.
In 3D graphing mode:
(1/5)x^2+(1/5)y^2ì10!z1(x,y)
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Done
L10!xmin:10!xmax ¸10
L10!ymin:10!ymax ¸10
L10!zmin:10!zmax ¸10
0!ncontour ¸0
DrwCtour {L9,L4.5,L3,0,4.5,9}
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• Use the cursor to change the viewing
angle. Press 0 (zero) to return to the
original view.
• To toggle between different graph
format styles, press:
TI-89: Í TI-92 Plus: F
• Press X, Y, or Z to look down the
corresponding axis.
íTI-89: ^ key TI-92 Plus: 2^key
mantissaEexponent
Enters a number in scientific notation. The
number is interpreted as mantissa ×
10exponent.
Hint: If you want to enter a power of 10
without causing a decimal value result, use
10^integer.
2.3í4 ¸23000.
2.3í9+4.1í15 ¸4.1í15
3ù10^4 ¸30000
e^() TI-89: ¥ skey TI-92 Plus: 2s key
e^(expression1) ⇒ expression
Returns e raised to the expression1 power.
Note: On the TI-89, pressing ¥ sto
display e^( is different from pressing
j [E]. On the TI-92 Plus, pressing 2s
to display e^ is different from accessing the
character e from the QWERTY keyboard.
You can enter a complex number in rei q polar
form. However, use this form in Radian angle
mode only; it causes a Domain error in Degree
angle mode.
e^(1) ¸e
e^(1.) ¸2.718...
e^(3)^2 ¸e9
e^(list1) ⇒ list
Returns e raised to the power of each
element in list1.
e^({1,1.,0,.5}) ¸
{e 2.718... 1 1.648...}