Re: Imaginary #'s on ti-85

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: Imaginary #'s on ti-85
From: GARY WARDALL <gwardall@LAKEFIELD.NET>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 15:02:55 -0600
Reply-To: GARY WARDALL <gwardall@LAKEFIELD.NET>

The TI-85 and TI-86's do not ignore imaginary numbers in SIMULT, POLY,
and many others, but not all, of its' procedures. It's for the best that way.
I think when complex numbers are used with SOLVER an ERROR occurs.

Good Luck

G. Wardall




>It should be ok, because to my knowledge the 85 ignores imaginary
>numbers when graphing.  It also ignores them in the equation solver, and
>I think the simult. solver too.
>
>Todd
>
>PleasantValleyGal wrote:
>>
>> I need to do it for my homework!!!
>> I can't get an acurate graph like you can on a TI-83 & 83
>>
>> -PVG
>>
>> Philipp Keller wrote in message <777o2.3097$ci7.6386@198.235.216.4>...
>> >
>> >You can't, why the hell would you wanna do that?!?!
>> >
>> >PK
>> >
>> >PleasantValleyGal <pleasantvalleygal@home.com> wrote in message
>> >news:527o2.13569$9x.3652@news.rdc2.occa.home.com...
>> >>how do I turn off imaginary numbers on my ti-85 so that I don't get
>> >an
>> >>answer for log -2
>> >>
>> >>-PVG
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>
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