Chapter 2: Operating the Calculator 43
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From the Home screen, display the Clean Up menu by pressing:
TI.89: 2 ˆ
TI.92 Plus: ˆ
Menu Item Description
Clear a–z Clears (deletes) all single-character variable names
in the current folder, unless the variables are locked
or archived. You will be prompted to press ¸ to
confirm the action.
Single-character variable names are often used in
symbolic calculations such as:
solve(aøxñ+bøx+c=0,x)
If any of the variables have already been assigned a
value, your calculation may produce misleading
results. To prevent this, you can select 1:Clear a–z
before beginning the calculation.
NewProb Places NewProb in the entry line. You must then
press ¸ to execute the command.
NewProb performs a variety of operations that let you
begin a new problem from a cleared state without
resetting the memory:
¦ Clears all single-character variable names in the
current folder (same as 1:Clear a–z), unless the
variables are locked or archived.
¦ Turns off all functions and stat plots (FnOff and
PlotsOff) in the current graphing mode.
¦ Performs ClrDraw, ClrErr, ClrGraph, ClrHome,
ClrIO, and ClrTable.
Restore
custom
default
If a custom menu other than the default is in effect,
this lets you restore the default. Refer to page 37.
Using the Clean Up Menu to Start a New Problem
On the Home screen, the Clean Up toolbar menu lets you start
a new calculation from a cleared state without resetting the
TI-89 / TI-92 Plus’s memory.
Clean Up Toolbar
Menu
Tip: When defining a
variable that you want to
retain, use more than one
character in the name. This
prevents it from being
deleted inadvertently by
1:Clear a–z
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Note: For information about
checking and resetting
memory or other system
defaults, refer to
Chapter 21.