Casio fx-9860GII User Manual

Using a graphic display calculator
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Casio fx-9860GII
1.17 Drawing a logarithmic graph
Example 20
Draw the graph of y = 2log
10
x + 3.
Press
MENU
. You will see the dialog box as shown on the right.
Choose 5: GRAPH and press
EXE
.
Type 2log(x) + 3 and press
EXE
.
Press
SHIF T
F3
V-Window and choose
F3
STD for the default
axes which are −10 ≤ x ≤ 10 and −10 ≤ y ≤ 10.
Press
EXE
and
F6
DRAW.
The graphs of y = 10y = 2log
10
x + 3
x
is displayed with the default axes.
Change the axes to make the logarithmic curve fi t the screen better.
Trigonometric functions
1.18 Degrees and radians
Work in trigonometry will be carried out either in degrees or radians. It is important, therefore,
to be able to check which mode the calculator is in and to be able to switch back and forth.
Example 21
Change angle settings from radians to degrees and from degrees to radians.
Press
SHIF T
SET UP.
Select either Deg or Rad using
F1
or
F2
.
Press
EXE
.
Press
2
log
X,i,T
+
3
For help with changing
axes, see your GDC
manual.
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Casio fx-9860GII Specifications

General

Type	Graphing
Form factor	Desktop
Control type	Buttons
Product color	Silver
Housing material	Plastic
Built-in capability	Yes
Digits	- digits
Display type	LCD
Second display	No
Display tilting	-
Display resolution	64 x 128 pixels
Display character size	8 x 21 mm
Display number of lines	8 lines
Display number of characters	21
Flash memory	1.5 MB
RAM capacity	0.064 MB
Storage media type	Flash
Battery type	AAA
Power source	Battery
Number of batteries supported	4