Re: [MATHEDCC] the TI's that are above 83 in number

Abraham S. Mantell (mantell@polar.sunynassau.edu)
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:29:52 -0400 (EDT)

HP has a new calculator -- the HP-49G -- which is advertised to have the
most powerful symbolic algebra package of ANY handheld calculator!!!

Check it at:

http://www.hp.com/calculators/graphic/49g_info.html

Abe Mantell
Mathematics Department
Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY 11530-6793

mantell@sunynassau.edu

>
> The TI-89 which has the same software as the TI-92 (minus the geometry
> application) will display exact answers, of course. I don't know of any
> other TI calculator which does.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry
> jerry_thornhill@sw.cc.va.us
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-mathedcc@archives.math.utk.edu
> > [mailto:owner-mathedcc@archives.math.utk.edu]On Behalf Of Sandra
> > CHANDLER
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 12:17 PM
> > To: mathedcc@archives.math.utk.edu
> > Subject: [MATHEDCC] the TI's that are above 83 in number
> >
> >
> > Is there a way to display exact answers?
> > For instance, x^2 - 2x -1 =0
> > exact answer is 1 + or - sqrt(2)
> > decimal approximation is 2.414, -0.414
> >
> > I know the TI-92 will give the exact answer (with the square
> > root sign) and the TI-83 won't. I don't know about the others.
> >
> > Thanks in advance. :-)
> >
> >
> > SR Chandler
> > Mathematics Faculty
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