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700 Essential Mathematical Methods Units1&2CAS
B.4 Defining functions
Expressions can be stored in memory location.
For this the
is used from and the
variable A is entered using
.
Forexample x
2
− 3x A. The operations
discussed previously can now be applied to A.
B.5 Probability and counting
Basic probability functions are found using
the
menu.
To find
n
C
r
and
n
P
r
tap the key and then enter
the values of n and r as shown.
To find n!, type the value of n and tap the ! key.
Generate a random number between 0 and 1
by typing rand(.
Continue to tap
to produce more numbers.
The function randList(20) will create a set of 20
random numbers between 0 and 1.
To generate a random integer between 25 and 50,
type rand(2,20) as shown.
To create a random list of numbers between 0 and 1,
the Stat editor can also be used. In the
line
for the required list type randList(20) to create
a list of 20 random numbers.
Note:
The mode should be set to Decimal in the
status bar at the bottom of the screen.
The functions referred to here can be found in the
catalogue. Go to
and scroll to and
select the function required.
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