Sharp EL-9650 - Page 20

Step & Key Operation
*Use either pen touch or cursor to operate.
Display
Notes
EL-9650/9600c Graphing Calculator
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(repeatedly)
Note that the tracer is flashing
on the curve and the x and y
coordinates are shown at the
bottom of the screen.
The root is exactly x = 1.
(Zooming is not needed to
find a better approximate.)
Move the tracer near the left-hand
root.
2-1
Zoom in on the left-hand root.
2-2
Move the tracer to approximate the
root.
2-3
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Return to the previous decimal
viewing window.
3-1
Move the tracer to approximate
the middle root.
3-2
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Move the tracer near the right-
hand root.
Zoom in and move the tracer to
find a better approximate.
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The calculator allows the roots to be found (or approximated) visually by
graphing a polynomial and using the Zoom-in and Trace features.
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The root is : x -0.42
The root is : x
2.42
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ZOOM
TRACE
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TRACE
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