HP NW280-200X User manual

HP Prime Graphing Calculator
User Guide

Edition1
Part Number NW280-200X
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Contents 1
Contents
Preface
Manual conventions ................................................................ 9
Notice ................................................................................. 10
1 Getting started
Before starting ........................................................................ 9
On/off, cancel operations...................................................... 10
The display .......................................................................... 11
Sections of the display ...................................................... 12
Navigation........................................................................... 14
Touch gestures ................................................................. 14
The keyboard ....................................................................... 15
Context-sensitive menu ...................................................... 17
Entry and edit keys................................................................ 17
Shift keys......................................................................... 19
Adding text...................................................................... 20
Math keys ....................................................................... 20
Menus ................................................................................. 25
Toolbox menus................................................................. 26
Input forms ........................................................................... 26
System-wide settings .............................................................. 27
Home settings .................................................................. 27
Specifying a Home setting ................................................. 31
Mathematical calculations...................................................... 32
Choosing an entry type ..................................................... 33
Entering expressions ......................................................... 34
Reusing previous expressions and results ............................. 36
Storing a value in a variable.............................................. 39
Complex numbers ................................................................. 40
Sharing data ........................................................................ 40
Online Help ......................................................................... 42
2 Reverse Polish Notation (RPN)
History in RPN mode ............................................................. 44
Sample calculations............................................................... 45
Manipulating the stack........................................................... 47
3 Computer algebra system (CAS)
CAS view............................................................................. 51

2 Contents
CAS calculations ...................................................................52
Settings ................................................................................53
4 An introduction to HP apps
Application Library ................................................................61
App views ............................................................................62
Symbolic view ..................................................................63
Symbolic Setup view .........................................................64
Plot view..........................................................................64
Plot Setup view .................................................................65
Numeric view...................................................................66
Numeric Setup view..........................................................68
Quick example......................................................................69
Common operations in Symbolic view......................................71
Symbolic view: Summary of menu buttons............................76
Common operations in Symbolic Setup view.............................76
Common operations in Plot view .............................................77
Zoom ..............................................................................78
Trace...............................................................................84
Plot view: Summary of menu buttons....................................86
Common operations in Plot Setup view.....................................86
Configure Plot view ...........................................................86
Common operations in Numeric view ......................................90
Zoom ..............................................................................90
Evaluating........................................................................92
Custom tables...................................................................93
Numeric view: Summary of menu buttons.............................94
Common operations in Numeric Setup view..............................95
Combining Plot and Numeric Views.........................................96
Adding a note to an app........................................................96
Creating an app....................................................................97
App functions and variables ...................................................99
5 Function app
Getting started with the Function app .....................................103
Analyzing functions .............................................................109
The Function Variables .........................................................114
Summary of FCN operations.................................................116
6 Advanced Graphing app
Getting started with the Advanced Graphing app ...............118
7Geometry
Getting started with the Geometry app...................................123

Contents 3
Plot view in detail................................................................ 129
Plot Setup view............................................................... 134
Symbolic view in detail........................................................ 136
Symbolic Setup view....................................................... 138
Numeric view in detail......................................................... 138
Geometric objects ............................................................... 141
Geometric transformations ................................................... 148
Geometry functions and commands....................................... 151
Symbolic view: Cmds menu ............................................. 152
Numeric view: Cmds menu.............................................. 160
Other Geometry functions................................................ 164
8 Spreadsheet
Getting started with the Spreadsheet app............................... 171
Basic operations ................................................................. 175
Navigation, selection and gestures ................................... 175
Cell references ............................................................... 176
Cell naming................................................................... 176
Entering content ............................................................. 177
Copy and paste ............................................................. 180
External references.............................................................. 180
Referencing variables...................................................... 181
Buttons and keys ................................................................. 183
Formatting options .............................................................. 184
Spreadsheet functions.......................................................... 186
9 Statistics 1Var app
Getting started with the Statistics 1Var app ............................ 187
Entering and editing statistical data....................................... 191
Computed statistics.............................................................. 194
Plotting .............................................................................. 195
Plot types....................................................................... 196
Setting up the plot (Plot Setup view) .................................. 197
Exploring the graph ........................................................ 197
10 Statistics 2Var app
Getting started with the Statistics 2Var app ............................ 199
Entering and editing statistical data....................................... 204
Numeric view menu items................................................ 205
Defining a regression model................................................. 206
Computed statistics.............................................................. 208
Plotting statistical data ......................................................... 210
Plot view: menu items...................................................... 211

4 Contents
Plot setup .......................................................................211
Predicting values.............................................................212
Troubleshooting a plot .....................................................213
11 Inference app
Getting started with the Inference app....................................215
Importing statistics ...............................................................219
Hypothesis tests...................................................................221
One-Sample Z-Test ..........................................................222
Two-Sample Z-Test ..........................................................223
One-Proportion Z-Test ......................................................224
Two-Proportion Z-Test ......................................................225
One-Sample T-Test ..........................................................227
Two-Sample T-Test...........................................................228
Confidence intervals ............................................................229
One-Sample Z-Interval .....................................................229
Two-Sample Z-Interval......................................................230
One-Proportion Z-Interval .................................................231
Two-Proportion Z-Interval..................................................232
One-Sample T-Interval......................................................232
Two-Sample T-Interval ......................................................233
12 Solve app
Getting started with the Solve app .........................................235
One equation.................................................................235
Several equations ...........................................................239
Limitations......................................................................240
Solution information.............................................................240
13 Linear Solver app
Getting started with the Linear Solver app...............................243
Menu items.........................................................................245
14 Parametric app
Getting started with the Parametric app..................................247
15 Polar app
Getting started with the Polar app .........................................253
16 Sequence app
Getting started with the Sequence app ...................................257
Another example: A table of cubes........................................261
17 Finance app

Contents 5
Getting Started with the Finance app..................................... 263
Cash flow diagrams ............................................................ 265
Time value of money (TVM) .................................................. 266
TVM calculations: Another example....................................... 267
Calculating amortizations..................................................... 268
18 Triangle Solver app
Getting started with the Triangle Solver app ........................... 271
Choosing triangle types ....................................................... 273
Special cases ..................................................................... 273
19 The Explorer apps
Linear Explorer app............................................................. 275
Quadratic Explorer app....................................................... 277
Trig Explorer app................................................................ 280
20 Functions and commands
Keyboard functions ............................................................. 285
Math menu......................................................................... 288
Numbers ....................................................................... 288
Arithmetic...................................................................... 289
Trigonometry.................................................................. 291
Hyperbolic .................................................................... 292
Probability..................................................................... 292
List................................................................................ 297
Matrix........................................................................... 297
Special ......................................................................... 297
CAS menu.......................................................................... 298
Algebra ........................................................................ 299
Calculus ........................................................................ 299
Solve ............................................................................ 302
Rewrite.......................................................................... 304
Integer .......................................................................... 306
Polynomial..................................................................... 307
Plot............................................................................... 311
App menu .......................................................................... 312
Function app functions .................................................... 312
Solve app functions ........................................................ 313
Spreadsheet functions ..................................................... 314
Statistics 1Var app functions ............................................ 330
Statistics 2Var app functions ............................................ 331
Inference app functions ................................................... 332
Finance app functions ..................................................... 333

6 Contents
Linear Solver app functions ..............................................334
Triangle Solver app functions ...........................................335
Linear Explorer functions ..................................................336
Quadratic Explorer functions ............................................336
Geometry app function....................................................337
Common app functions....................................................337
Ctlg menu...........................................................................338
Creating your own functions .................................................371
21 Variables
Home variables...................................................................377
App variables .....................................................................378
Function app variables ....................................................378
Geometry app variables ..................................................379
Spreadsheet app variables...............................................379
Advanced Graphing app variables...................................380
Solve app variables ........................................................380
Statistics 1Var app variables ............................................381
Statistics 2Var app variables ............................................383
Inference app variables ...................................................385
Parametric app variables .................................................387
Polar app variables.........................................................387
Finance app variables .....................................................388
Linear Solver app variables..............................................388
Triangle Solver app variables ...........................................389
Linear Explorer app variables...........................................389
Quadratic Explorer app variables .....................................389
Trig Explorer app variables ..............................................389
Sequence app variables ..................................................390
22 Units and constants
Units ..................................................................................391
Unit calculations ..................................................................392
Unit tools............................................................................394
Physical constants................................................................395
List of constants...............................................................396
23 Lists
Create a list in the List Catalog..............................................399
The List Editor .................................................................401
Deleting lists .......................................................................403
Lists in Home view ...............................................................403
List functions........................................................................405