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Natural Color Graphing manual · Chapter 11 of 18

Tables of values

Tabulate the functions you entered, over a range you choose.

11.1Make a table of values#

Press MENU then 4. The Table app uses the same function list as Graph. Type a function and press EXE, then press F6 (TABLE). The default range is Start 1, End 5, Step 1.

Example 11.1

Squares from 1 to 5

  1. Open Table, type X², EXE, TABLE.

    MENU4X,θ,Tx²EXEF6
    After step 1: Open Table, type X², EXE, TABLE. The display shows: X | Y1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 3 | 9 / 4 | 16 / 5 | 25 / 1 / FORM · · · G-CON G-PLT.
Result of the example "Squares from 1 to 5" The display shows: X | Y1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 3 | 9 / 4 | 16 / 5 | 25 / 1 / FORM · · · G-CON G-PLT.
You should see1 | 1 5 | 25
Example 11.2

Two functions side by side

  1. Enter X² and 2X.

    MENU4X,θ,Tx²EXE2X,θ,TEXEF6
Result of the example "Two functions side by side" The display shows: X | Y1 | Y2 / 1 | 1 | 2 / 2 | 4 | 4 / 3 | 9 | 6 / 4 | 16 | 8 / 5 | 25 | 10 / 1 / FORM · · · G-CON G-PLT.
You should see3 | 9 | 6
F keyLabelWhat it does
F5SETOpens Start, End and Step.
F6TABLEShows the table.

11.2Change the start, end and step#

Example 11.3

Half steps

  1. Enter X², press SET: Start 0, End 2, Step 0.5; EXIT; TABLE.

    MENU4X,θ,Tx²EXEF50EXE2EXE0.5EXEEXITF6
Result of the example "Half steps" The display shows: X | Y1 / 0 | 0 / 0.5 | 0.25 / 1 | 1 / 1.5 | 2.25 / 2 | 4 / 0 / FORM · · · G-CON G-PLT.
You should see1.5 2.25 4

11.3Read a value and plot the table#

Cells are rounded to fit. The line below the table shows the full value of the selected cell. Type an X value and press EXE to recalculate a row. In the table bar, F1 (FORM) returns to the list, F5 (G-CON) draws the functions and F6 (G-PLT) plots the table points.

Example 11.4

The full value

  1. Y1 = X ÷ 3, move to the Y1 column.

    MENU4X,θ,T÷3EXEF6▶
Result of the example "The full value" The display shows: X | Y1 / 1 | 0.333333 / 2 | 0.666667 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 1.33333 / 5 | 1.66667 / 0.3333333333 / FORM · · · G-CON G-PLT.
You should see0.3333333333
Example 11.5

Draw from the table

  1. Table of X², then G-CON.

    MENU4X,θ,Tx²EXEF6F5
Result of the example "Draw from the table" The display shows: TRACE ZOOM V-WIN SKETCH G-SOLV G⇔T.
You should seeTRACE
Example 11.6

Plot the points

  1. Table of X², then G-PLT.

    MENU4X,θ,Tx²EXEF6F6
    After step 1: Table of X², then G-PLT.
  2. EXIT returns to the table.

    EXIT
Result of the example "Plot the points" The display shows: X | Y1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 3 | 9 / 4 | 16 / 5 | 25 / 1 / FORM · · · G-CON G-PLT.
You should seeG-PLT
Example 11.7

No function defined

  1. Open Table and press TABLE with nothing entered.

    MENU4F6
Result of the example "No function defined" The display shows: Not Found / Press:[EXIT].
You should seeNot Found

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