Learning Resources

Investigation 8: Continuous Interest and the Function y = ex

Step A

• Enter the function in your calculator.
• Press TBLSET and change the settings. you will want to start at 0, go by increments of 1,and change the independent variable from Auto to Ask. This will allow you to enter any value for x.
• Go to the TABLE feature. As you enter each x-value, the corresponding y-value will be automatically calculated.
• Highlight any y-value and its more precise value will appear at the bottom of the screen, as illustrated in the fourth screen shot below.