OK so how do I plug this into the calculator? Im using a TI-83 Plus.
f(x) = sin x - 5

Question

OK so how do I plug this into the calculator? Im using a TI-83 Plus.
f(x) = sin x - 5

parthkohli · Answer

What exactly do you have to do here?

anonymous · Answer

well the question just wants me to graph it.

amistre64 · Answer

hit the y= button onthe top left

parthkohli · Answer

If there is a question like "find $f(x)$ when $x = 3$ where $f(x) = \sin x - 5$," then you may enter:$$\sin (3) - 5 $$

anonymous · Answer

nooo its more like Graphing Trigonometric Functions

amistre64 · Answer

do you see the y= button?

amistre64 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

yea i see the y= button and stuff i just don't know exactly what to right. okok heres the problem...

amistre64 · Answer

hit the buttons:

Y=
SIN
(X,T,O,n)
 - 
 5
 GRAPH

anonymous · Answer

ohhhhhh
thanks! ha i feel so dumb lol

amistre64 · Answer

the (X,T,O,n) button is the variable button ... i dont know why they decided to name it that other than to confuse me ;)

amistre64 · Answer

if the first y= slot already has stuff in it, you would want to hit CLEAR to clean it out before entering the sinx-5 stuff

anonymous · Answer

and i also just realized my calculator was in the wrong mode! thanks again ha.

amistre64 · Answer

your welcome; oh, and i just tried it on mine, the sin function wants you to end it with the ")" before tacking on the -5 part

anonymous · Answer

Great picture of a calculator there, amistre!

amistre64 · Answer

i was wanting to draw the mr professor one i had as a kid :)