Texas Instruments solar TI-36X User's Manual

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Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 0 of 48 TI-36X ý Scientific Calculator USER’S GUIDE  2000, 2003 Texas Instruments Incorporated education.ti.com [email protected] ...

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Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 0 of 48 Table of Contents Turning the Calculator On and Off............................1 Alternate Functions..................................

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1 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 1 of 48 Turning the Calculator On and Off The TI-36X ü is battery powered. • To turn on the TI - 36X ü , press T . • To turn ...

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2 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 2 of 48 Display The TI-36X ü has a two-line display. The first line ( Entry Line ) displays an entry of up to 88 digits or items (47 f...

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3 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 3 of 48 Menus Some key presses access menus: S , R , e , - , 8 , & , / , . , %q , %p , %d , %^ , %m , %] , %6 , %f , %...

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4 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 4 of 48 Clearing, Correcting, and Resetting Key Action 4 Action depends on position of the cursor. • If cursor is in the middle of an ...

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5 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 5 of 48 Display Indicators Special indicators may appear in the display to provide additional information about functions or results. Ind...

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6 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 6 of 48 Order of Operations The TI-36X ü uses EOS è (Equation Operating System) to evaluate expressions. Order Evaluation 1st Expres...

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7 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 7 of 48 Basic Operations As you press keys, numerals, operators, and results appear on the display. H , ? , @ , A , B , C , D , E ,...

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8 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 8 of 48 ³ Examples 5 < 9 : 6 ; 2 V 5 è 9+6-2 ß 49. 5 <N 9 : 6 O; 2 V 5 è (9+6)-2 ß 73. W 8 8 7 < Ans ñ 8.7 ß 8.390804598 ...

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9 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 9 of 48 Percent To calculate a percent, press %l after entering a value. ³ Problem A mining company mines 5000 tons of ore having a 3-...

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10 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 10 of 48 Fractions Fractional calculations can display fractional or decimal results. Results are automatically simplified. 1 Enters a f...

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11 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 11 of 48 Exponents, Roots, and Reciprocals P Calculates the square of a value. K Raises a value to any power within the range of the cal...

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12 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 12 of 48 Notation %Z displays the Numeric Notation mode menu. • FLO (default): Displays results in floating notation, with digits...

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13 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 13 of 48 Pi 5 enters the value of p . It is stored internally to 13 digits ( 3.141592653590 ) and displayed to 10 digits ( 3.141592654...

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14 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 14 of 48 Memory The TI - 36X ü has five memory variables. You can store a real number or an expression that results in a real number ...

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15 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 15 of 48 In addition to serving as a memory variable, E stores a seed value to generate a random number when you are using the Probabi...

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16 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 16 of 48 Stored Operations The TI-36X ü stores two operations, Op1 and Op2 . To store an operation to Op1 or Op2 and recall it...

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17 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 17 of 48 ³ Examples %b< 2 V OP1= è 2 3 2 3 è 2 ß 16. 2 6 è 2 ß 2 12. 2 12 è 2 ß 3 24. %c: 5 V OP2=+5 10 3 10+5 ß 1 15. 3 15+...

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18 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 18 of 48 Logarithms %d displays a menu of log functions. log Yields the common logarithm of a number. 10 ^ Raises 10 to the power you s...

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19 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 19 of 48 ³ Problem A radioactive substance decays exponentially. If y o grams of certain radioactive substance are initially present, t...

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20 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 20 of 48 Trigonometric Functions e displays a menu of the trigonometric functions ( sin , sin -1 , cos , cos -1 , tan , tan -1 ). ...

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21 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 21 of 48 ³ Problem Find angle a in the right triangle below. Then find the length of the hypotenuse h and angle b. Measurements of ...

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22 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 22 of 48 Angle Modes / displays a menu to specify the angle unit modifier for an entry: degrees ( é ), radians ( r ), grads ( g ), or ...

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23 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 23 of 48 & displays a menu ( DEG RAD GRD ) to express angle measurements in degrees (default), radians, or grads, respectivel...

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24 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 24 of 48 Rectangular / Polar %^ displays a menu to convert rectangular coordinates (x, y) to polar coordinates (r, æ ) or vice versa....

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25 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 25 of 48 Hyperbolic Functions %m displays a menu of hyperbolic functions ( sinh , sinh -1 , cosh , cosh -1 , tanh , tanh -1 ). Ang...

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26 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 26 of 48 Metric Conversions Press . to access a menu of 20 conversions from the metric system into the English system and vice versa. ...

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27 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 27 of 48 ³ Problem Convert 10 kilometers into miles. Then convert 50 miles into kilometers. Round results to two decimal places. 10 .&q...

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28 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 28 of 48 Physical Constants Press %] to access a menu of 16 physical constants. Scroll through the choices with " and ! . Cons...

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29 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 29 of 48 ³ Problem A brick falls off the roof of a building and hits the sidewalk 3.5 seconds later. Find the height of the building ...

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30 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 30 of 48 Integrals The TI-36X ü performs numerical integration using Simpson’s Rule. To prepare for an integral, store the lower li...

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31 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 31 of 48 ³ Problem Find ⌡ ⌠ 0 å /2 sin a + cos a da , using 10 intervals. Solve the problem again, using 20 intervals. &&q...

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32 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 32 of 48 Probability Press %6 to access a menu of functions. nPr Calculates the number of possible permutations of n items taken r...

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33 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 33 of 48 ³ Problem Compute n! r!(n-r)! where n=52 and r=5. 52 %6"" nPr nCr ! Þ V 52! ß =N 5 %6""V< N 5...

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34 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 34 of 48 Statistics %f displays a menu. 1-VAR Analyzes data from 1 set of data with 1 measured variable: x. LIN Analyzes paired data wi...

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35 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 35 of 48 To set up the problem and perform the analysis: 1. Press %f . Select the desired type of analysis from the menu and press V ....

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36 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 36 of 48 7. When finished: • Press %f and select CLRDATA to clear all data points without exiting STAT mode, or • Press %...

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37 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 37 of 48 ³ Problem The table below gives the Gross Domestic Product per capita and the telephone density (main lines per 100 population...

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38 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 38 of 48 8!!!!! Ý ÷ xy a b r Þ 3.5143 " Ý ÷ xy a b r Þ 0.0019 " Ý ÷ xy a b r Þ 0.9374 "" ...

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39 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 39 of 48 Boolean Logic Operations Press - to access a menu of Boolean Logic operations. Function Effect on Each Bit o...

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40 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 40 of 48 Number-System Modes Number system modes are second functions of keys. %| Selects decimal mode (default). When the calculator is...

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41 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 41 of 48 ³ Problem Add 456+125 in base 8 and in hexadecimal. Then return the calculator to decimal mode and do the same addition. %~ 45...

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42 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 42 of 48 Press %\ to access a menu. conj Returns the conjugate of a complex number. real Returns the real part of a complex number. im...

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43 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 43 of 48 Error Conditions When Error appears in the display, the calculator will not accept a keyboard entry until you press 4 or %r...

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44 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 44 of 48 DOMAIN - You specified an argument to a function outside the valid range. For example: • For x ‡ : x=0; y<0 and x n...

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45 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 45 of 48 In Case of Difficulty Review instructions to be certain calculations were performed properly. Press T and 4 simultaneously ...

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46 Ti36eng1.doc TI-36X II Manual Linda Bower Revised: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Printed: 01/10/03 10:47 AM Page 46 of 48 Service Information TI Product and Services Information For more information about TI products and services, contact TI by e-ma...