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Appendix A: Functions and Instructions 791
cFactor() MATH/Algebra/Complex menu
cFactor( expression1 [, var ]) ⇒
⇒⇒
⇒ expression
cFactor( list1 [ ,var ]) ⇒
⇒⇒
⇒ list
cFactor(
matrix1 [ ,var ]) ⇒
⇒⇒
⇒ matrix
cFactor(
expression1 ) returns expression1 factored
with respect to all of its variables over a common
denominator.
expression1 is factored as much as possible toward
linear rational factors even if this introduces new
non-real numbers. This alternative is appropriate
if you want factorization with respect to more
than one variable.
cFactor(a^3ùx^2+aùx^2+a^3+a) ¸
aø(a + ë i )ø(a + i )ø(x + ë i )ø(x + i )
cFactor(x^2+4/9) ¸
(3øx + ë2ø
i )ø(3øx + 2ø i )
9
cFactor(x^2+3)
¸ xñ + 3
cFactor(x^2+a)
¸ xñ + a
cFactor( expression1,var ) returns expression1
factored with respect to variable
var .
expression1 is factored as much as possible toward
factors that are linear in
var , with perhaps non-
real constants, even if it introduces irrational
constants or subexpressions that are irrational in
other variables.
The factors and their terms are sorted with
var as
the main variable. Similar powers of
var are
collected in each factor. Include
var if
factorization is needed with respect to only that
variable and you are willing to accept irrational
expressions in any other variables to increase
factorization with respect to
var . There might be
some incidental factoring with respect to other
variables.
cFactor(a^3ùx^2+aùx^2+a^3+a,x) ¸
aø(añ + 1)ø(x + ë i )ø(x + i )
cFactor(x^2+3,x) ¸
(x + ‡3ø i )ø(x + ë‡3ø i )
cFactor(x^2+a,x) ¸
(x + ‡aøë i )ø(x + ‡aø i )
For the AUTO setting of the Exact/Approx mode,
including
var also permits approximation with
floating-point coefficients where irrational
coefficients cannot be explicitly expressed
concisely in terms of the built-in functions. Even
when there is only one variable, including
var
might yield more complete factorization.
Note: See also
factor().
cFactor(x^5+4x^4+5x^3ì6xì3) ¸
x
5
+ 4øx
4
+ 5øx
3
ì6øxì3
cFactor(ans(1),x)
¸
(x
ì.965)ø(x +.612)ø(x + 2.13)ø
(x + 1.11 ì 1.07ø i )ø
(x
+ 1.11 + 1.07ø i )
char() MATH/String menu
char( integer ) ⇒
⇒⇒
⇒ character
Returns a character string containing the
character numbered
integer from the
TI-89 Titanium/Voyage™ 200 character set. See
Appendix B for a complete listing of character
codes. The valid range for
integer is 0–255.
char(38) ¸ "&"
char(65)
¸ "A"
checkTmr() CATALOG
checkTmr( starttime ) ⇒
⇒⇒
⇒ integer
Returns an integer representing the number of
seconds that have elapsed since a timer was
started. starttime is an integer returned from the
startTmr() function.
You can also use a list or matrix of
starttime
integers. Valid
starttime integers must fall
between 0 and the current time of the clock. You
can run multiple timers simultaneously.
Note: See also
startTmr() and timeCnv().
startTmr() ¸ 148083315
checkTmr(148083315) 34
startTmr()!Timer1
©
startTmr()!Timer2
©
checkTmr(Timer1)!Timer1Value
©
checkTmr(Timer2)!Timer2Value