Hello, i recently bought my TI-84 Plus graphing calc. and i went to do some angle math, when i kept getting wrong answers; because the Tan Sin and Cos are all wrong!
For Example: I i enter Tan( 3 and i get the answer -.1425465431
Cos is -.9899924966
Sin is .1411200081
Is this as simple as hitting reset? Or what should i do to help fix my calculator before school.
Thanks for Everything,
KC
Fixed it lol, i just changed the default Radian option in Mode to Degree. Thanks anyway.Fixed it lol, i just changed the default Radian option in Mode to Degree. Thanks anyway.
AnonymousJan 13, 2009
thank you! !! thank you! !!
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- You specified an argument to a function or
instruction outside the valid range. This error is
not returned during graphing. The TI-84 Plus
allows for undefined values on a graph.
- You attempted a logarithmic or power
regression with a LX or an exponential or power
regression with a LY.
- You attempted to compute GPrn( or GInt( with
pmt2 < pmt1.
To get the inverse trigonometric functions press the 2nd key then the trig function key. If you'll look at the key legends above the SIN, COS, and TAN keys you'll see the standard math notations for their inverse function.
cosecant of X =1/sin(X), must not be confused with arc sine [sin^-1]
secant of X =1/cos(X), must not be confused with arc cosine [cos^-1]
cotangent of X =1/tan(X), must not be confused with arc tangent [tan^-1]
Because of these simple relations, calculator makers do not implement them with specific key sequences. On this calculator, you have two ways to calculate one of these functions. EX cosecant of 37 degrees
You enter 1 / [sin] 37 [ ) ] [ENTER] result is 1.661640141
You enter [sin] [ ) ] 37 [ENTER] followed by [X^-1] to take the reciprocal of the previous answer. The [X^-1] key is the one just below [MATH].
A word of caution: secant cosecant and cotangent must not be confused with the inverse trigonometric functions arcsin, arccos, arctan
Hello, That habit of TI, Casio, and Sharp to label the inverse trigonometric functions with the -1 superscript can cause confusions.
The inverse trigonometric functions arcosine, arcsine, and arctangent (labeled by manufacturers as cos^-1, sin^-1, and tan^-1) should not be confused with the other trigonometric functions known as secant(x) =1/cos(x), cosecant(x)=1/sin(x) and cotangent(x) = 1/tan(x).
To avoid errors in the use of the inverse trigonometric functions, one must be careful and set the angle unit to the one required by the problem at hand (degrees, or radians)
To make the trigonometric functions really functions, their range is restricted.
In this calculator arcosine (x) gives results between 0 and 180 degrees (if angle MODE is Degree) or between 0 and Pi radians (if angle MODE is Radian).
The range of results for arcsine(x) and arctangent(x) is between -90 degrees and +90 degrees (if angle MODE Degree) or -Pi/2 and Pi/2 (if angle MODE is Radian)
With this information you should be able to set the angle unit correctly ([MODE][Radian] or [MODE][Degree] ) and interpret the results. If you want to extend the angle to other values, use the periodicity of the trigonometric functions.
Your calculator is set in radians. Press mode key. Arrow down to 3rd line. Highlight degree and press enter. Your calculator is now in degrees, not radians. To get out of the mode screen and back to home screen, press 2nd and then mode.
for function = (sin,cos,tan,sec,cosec,cotan)
arc(function) = function^-1, calculated in the first quadrant for simplicity(0-pi/2) (0-90deg), as all functions repeat circularly
just another method of notation
Fixed it lol, i just changed the default Radian option in Mode to Degree. Thanks anyway.
thank you! !!
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