Texas TI-86 Manual Do Utilizador
Chapter 1: Operating the TI
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01OPER.DOC TI-86, Chap 1, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:18 PM Printed: 02/13/01 2:59 PM Page 35 of 22
01OPER.DOC TI-86, Chap 1, US English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/13/01 2:18 PM Printed: 02/13/01 2:59 PM Page 35 of 22
Decimal Modes
Float
(floating) Displays results up to 12 digits, plus any sign and the floating decimal point
(fixed)
(
012345678901
; each number is a setting) Displays results with the specified number of
digits to the right of the decimal point (rounds answers to the specified decimal place);
the second
the second
0
sets 10; the second
1
sets 11
Angle Modes
Radian
Interprets angle values as radians; displays answers in radians
Degree
Interprets angle values as degrees; displays answers in degrees
Complex Number Modes
RectC
(rectangular complex mode) Displays complex-number results as
(
real
,
imaginary
)
PolarC
(polar complex mode) Displays complex-number results as
(
magnitude
±
angle
)
Graphing Modes
Func
(function graphing) Plots functions where
y
is a function of
x
Pol
(polar graphing) Plots functions where
r
is a function of
q
Param
(parametric graphing) Plots relations where
x
and
y
are functions of
t
DifEq
(differential equation graphing) Plots differential equations in terms of
t
Number Base Modes
Dec
(decimal number base) Interprets and displays numbers as decimal (base 10)
Bin
(binary number base) Interprets numbers as binary (base 2); displays
Ü
suffix with answers
Oct
(octal number base) Interprets numbers as octal (base 8); displays
Ý
suffix with answers
Hex
(hexadecimal number base) Interprets numbers as hexadecimal (base 16); displays
ß
suffix with answers
Non-decimal modes are valid
only on the home screen or in
the program editor.
only on the home screen or in
the program editor.