Calculator usage: definite integrals on the TI-83 Plus
The tutor shows the integral function on the TI-83 Plus.
To evaluate an integral on the TI-83 Plus, go to the Math menu, then arrow down to fnInt(, which is choice 9. It accepts the parameters as follows:
fnInt(function, variable of integration, lower bound, upper bound)
Therefore, to integrate xsinx from 1 to 2 (in rads), one would put
fnInt(xsin(x), x, 1, 2)
Hopefully one would receive the answer 1.4404:)
Source:
TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator Guidebook. Texas Instruments, 1999.
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