Re: y1(value) on TI-85


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Re: y1(value) on TI-85



>Well when you put y1=x^2 then y1 does =x^2
>when you type y1(5) you are actually saying to it x^2*5
>x was equal to .625 on your calc. and (.625)^2 = .390625
>and .390625 * 5 = 1.953125.
>
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>From:  Daniel Reed[SMTP:djr@NARNIA.N.ML.ORG]
>Sent:  Sunday, October 05, 1997 7:30 AM
>To:    CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
>Subject:       Re: y1(value) on TI-85
>
>On Sat, 4 Oct 1997, Roland Bengtsson wrote:
>) If i define a function say y1=x^2 i graphs fine.
>) if I write y1(5) in the commandline shouldn't it display 25?
>)
>) It displays 1.953125  .....
>y = f(x) when thinking mathematically, and with graphing calculators...
>you are defining y, aka f(x), to be x^2
>However, if you were to try to perform a function of y, that would erm be
>the anti function of f (I think--it doesn't technically have to be a
>function at all so I'm not quite sure).
>What you want to do is
>
>y1=x^2
>                 Done
>Eval 5
>                 {25}
>
>or, alternately
>
>y1=x^2
>                 Done
>5->x
>                    5
>y1
>                   25
>
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