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Chapter 12: Vectors
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Using a Vector in an Expression
♦
You can enter the vector directly (for example,
35
Nã
5,10,15
ä
).
♦
You can use
1
and
- n
to enter a vector name’s individual characters.
♦
You can select the vector name from the
VECTR NAMES
menu (
- Š &
).
♦
You can select the vector name from the
VARS VECTR
screen (
- w / &
).
Editing Vector Dimension and Elements

Display the vector
Name=
prompt screen.

Enter the vector name. Either select it from the
VECTR NAMES
menu or enter the characters.

Display the vector editor.
- Š '
&
b

Change or accept the vector dimension.

Move the cursor to any element and edit it.
Continue moving the cursor to other elements.

Save the changes and exit the vector editor.
6
b
# # #
22
# #
13
.
To use
X
to change an element value on the home screen, the syntax is:
value
¶
vectorName
(
element#
)
When you execute the
expression, the answer is
displayed as a vector.
You can use
:
,
3
, an
d
- p
to edit matrix
elements. You also can
overwrite existing characters.