Grahping with your TI-83

1. Press	Y =
		A Make sure plot 1, 2, 3 at the top of the screen are not highlighted unless plotting statistics. To remove highlight, move cursor to highlighted feature and press 'ENTER'.
		B Move cursor left of Y = on screen to change LineStyle press enter to cycle through line styles.
		C Enter desired function next to Y =
Press	X,T,q,n	Use this key for x.
		ie: \Y1 = (x-4) ^ 2 - 2
Press	GRAPH
Press	ZOOM	D Select 5: ZSquare
		E Deselect function by placing cursor over the = and press enter.
		F Items selected from menus go directly to cursor position.

ie: \Y = [cursor]	MATH	>	ENTER
gives: \Y = abs(x-4)^2-2

Now type in the function: \Y = abs((x-4)^2-2)

2. GRAPH
With \Y =
abs( (x-4) ^2 - 2)

Press
GRAPH

Press
ZOOM Select 6: ZStandard to get a normal screen.

or Press
ZOOM Select 0: Zoom Fit to get another view.

or Press
ZOOM > Highlight MEMORY and select 1: ZPrevious

Press
WINDOW and enter the following values:

Xmin = -2

Xmax = 10

Xscl = 2

Ymin = -2

Ymax = 10

Yscl = 2

Xres = 1

Press
GRAPH

Press
ZOOM Select 1: ZBox move cursor left of the Y axis.

Press
ENTER Move cursor to right lower corner of screen.

Press
ENTER

Experiment with other zoom features on your own!!

2.	GRAPH	With \Y =		abs( (x-4) ^2 - 2)
	Press	GRAPH
	Press	ZOOM		Select 6: ZStandard to get a normal screen.
	or Press	ZOOM		Select 0: Zoom Fit to get another view.
	or Press	ZOOM	>	Highlight MEMORY and select 1: ZPrevious
	Press	WINDOW		and enter the following values:
				Xmin = -2
				Xmax = 10
				Xscl = 2
				Ymin = -2
				Ymax = 10
				Yscl = 2
				Xres = 1
	Press	GRAPH
	Press	ZOOM		Select 1: ZBox move cursor left of the Y axis.
	Press	ENTER		Move cursor to right lower corner of screen.
	Press	ENTER