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Using the Action Menu
Using the Assistant Submenu
The [Assistant] submenu contains two commands related to the Assistant mode. 
• Note that the following commands are valid in the Assistant mode only. For more 
information on the Assistant mode see “Assistant Mode and Algebra Mode” on page 2-2-8.
 
u
 arrange 
Function: Collects like terms and arranges them in descending order, starting with the 
term that contains the smallest coeffi cient.
Syntax: arrange (Exp/Eq/Ineq/List/Mat [
 
)
 
]
• Ineq (inequality) includes the “
⫽
” (not equal to) relational operator.
Example: To arrange 2
x
 
+ 3 – 5
x
 
+ 8
y
 in the sequence of its variables
Menu Item: [Action][Assistant][arrange] 
 
u
 replace 
Function: Replaces the variable in an expression, equation or inequality with the value  
assigned to a variable using the “store” command.
Syntax: replace (Exp/Eq/Ineq/List/Mat [
 
)
 
]
• Ineq (inequality) includes the “
⫽
” (not equal to) relational operator.
Example: To replace 
s
 in the expression 3
x
 
+ 2
s
, when the expression 2
x
 
+ 1    
  is assigned to 
s
Menu Item: [Action][Assistant][replace]
u
 invert
Function: Inverts two variables in an expression.
Syntax: invert (Exp/Eq/Ineq/List [,variable-1, variable-2] [
 
)
 
]
• Ineq (inequality) includes the “
⫽
” (not equal to) relational operator.
Example: To invert 
x
 and 
y
 in the expression 2
x
 
=
 
y
Menu Item: [Action][Transformation][invert]
 
• 
x
 and 
y
 are inverted when variables are not specifi ed.