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How to Use the TI-Nspire to Do Calculus

The TI-Nspire is a powerful graphing calculator from Texas Instruments. It is capable of complex calculations in a variety of math fields. If you are struggling to solve calculus problems by hand, you can use the TI-Nspire to solve a range of calculus-related equations with the built-in functions. Solve basic calculus problems with your TI-Nspire.

Instructions

    • 1

      Power on your Nspire and press "Home," "7" and scroll down to select "Quadtratic Tangents" from within "My Documents." This is a sample problem on the Nspire.

    • 2

      Highlight "Point X" by scrolling to the right and selecting the highlighted point on the graph with the center button.

    • 3

      Press "2" and access "View," and press "6" to select "Points & Lines." This will display a line on your graph, after you enter in a numerical value.

    • 4

      Enter "2x" into the text area and press "Graph" to see the resulting line.

    • 5

      Evaluate the captured slope by going to "Page 2.2" on the top using the arrow keys.

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