CSC 161 Fall 2024

CSC 161 Fall 2024 - Homework 8 (10 pts. total)
Assigned Wed Oct 16, due Wed Oct 23

Part I
Answer the following questions about the TI-84 calculator in full sentences in a single Microsoft Word file named hw8-LastName.doc (where LastName is replaced by your last name):
[ 1 pt. ] 1. List the steps needed to store a 2 by 2 matrix in [A] whose first row is [4 3] and whose second row is [2 1].
[2 pts.] 2. Describe a method to solve the system {2x + 5y = 17, 3x + 2y = 9} on the TI-84. State the solution.
[2 pts.] 3. Use the TI-84 to find the equation of the parabola that passes through the points (1,8), (4,-1), and (5,0). Explain how you found your answer.
[2 pts.] 4. Use the TI-84 to solve #31 from the January 2019 Algebra 1 Regents.

Part II
[3 pts.] 5. Use the TI-84 to complete the attached handout. Submit the handout as a picture or PDF file, with the filename hw8.II-LastName.

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