HP 48gx User Manual

Note that the three-dimensional coordinate system on the HP 48
1s somewhat constrained compared to its abstract, mathematical
counterpart. Specifically:
The plot display screen does not rotate in space; it always stays
parallel to the zz-plane and perpendicular to the y-axis. This means
that, visually, “height” is always along the z-axis, “width” along the
z-axis, and “depth” along the y-axis.
The y-axis is always oriented so that negative y-values are “nearer”
and positive y-values “farther” away from the plot display.
The eyepoint must be at least one unit “nearer” than y,.qr
(Ye < Ynear — 1) and can never exist “within” the View Volume.
Whenever you move the eyepoint, you also move the plot display
screen so that it remains exactly one unit away in the direction of
the y-axis.
You cannot plot a “top” view of a function (looking down onto the
zy-plane) simply by moving the eyepoint. (You may simulate this
by transforming coordinates, however.)
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Example: Plot a wireframe view of: f(X,Y) = XY — XY?
Step 1: Change the plot type to Hirafams and enter the function.
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6-8 Plotting Equations and Analyzing Graphs

HP 48gx Specifications

General

Model	HP 48gx
Type	Graphing Calculator
Display Type	LCD
Display Size	131x64 pixels
Memory	128 KB RAM
Expandable Memory	Yes, via expansion cards
Release Year	1993
Processor	Saturn
Programming Language	RPL
Power Supply	3x AAA batteries
Weight	255 g (9 ounces)