F-D key in Polynomial

turn it on hit shift, then hit mode, press # 2:LineIO, your there.to make sure, enter a # hit the fraction button under CALC. enter another #
hit
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You can do it two ways.
Graphically:
Open the graph utility, enter a function y1= expression(x) where expression(x) is the polynomial. Graph the function y1(x). Play with the window dimensions to display the interesting part of the graph. You can then see if there are any zeros (roots).
While the graph is displayed, press SHIFT F5 (G-Solv). Press F1:Root to look for a root. Read the value of the root at the bottom of the screen (to the left).

Solve utility
Open the QEquation solver, select F2:polynomial, or F3: solver.
The polynomial solve can solve polynomial equations up to degree 6.
The solve solve polynomial and any other type of non algebraic equations

We can write this polynomial as:

• (x-(-2))*(x-1)*(x-3)=
• (x+2)(x-1)(x-3)=
• (x+2)[x*(x-3)-1*(x-3)]=
  
• (x+2)*(x^2-3x-x+3)=
• (x+2)(x^2-4x+3)=
• x*(x^2-4x+3)+2*(x^2-4x+3)=
• x^3-4x^2+3x+2x^2-8x+6=
• x^3-2x^2-5x+6

x^3-2x^2-5x+6 is polynomial with roots -2, 1, 3.

You can see this polynomial in following picture:



Notice that it intersects x axis for x=-2, 1 and 3 (because these are roots of polynomial).

Here is an example. Instead of SIN(X) insert your polynomials.

The syntax of the command is

where function is the expression you are differentiating
x is the value of variable x at which you are evaluating the derivative, and tol is the tolerance (the error) you are willing to tolerate in the result.

If you do not want to specify a tolerance just omit the last comma and tol.

To enter the command d/dx you use key sequence [SHIFT][Integral]
To enter the symbol x in the expression you press [ALPHA][ ) ]
To enter a comma you use [SHIFT] [ ) ]
To enter a power of 10 in the tolerance use [x10^X] key

Example : Calculate

The key sequence is as follows
[SHIFT] [Integral] 3 [ALPHA] [ ) ] [X^2] [-] 5 [ALPHA] [ ) ] +2 [SHIFT] [ ) ] 2 [SHIFT] [ ) ] 1 [x10^X] [(-)] 12 ) [=]

DO NOT confuse [SHIFT] [ ) ] which enters the comma and [ALPHA] [ ) ] which enters the variable X.

Here is an example for a third degree polynomial. (Screen captures are from an FX9860 G SD, so there may be some differences in screen appearance, but the procedure is the same.)
Press the [MENU] key and select [EQN]


Select the type of equation to solve. Press [F2:Poly] for a polynomial.

Choose the degree of the polynomial. For a 3rd-degree press F2



Enter the coefficients in the template



and press [F1:SOLV]



Here is the solution for the case I took.



Press [F1:REPT] if you want to enter the coefficients of another polynomial.

One way is to use the Polynomial Root Finder and Simultaneous Equation Solver app.

Press the APPS key, then select PlySmlt2 and press ENTER. Press ENTER to get past the opening screen, then select "POLY ROOT FINDER" and press ENTER. Select the order of the polynomial and other settings as desired. Press F5 (the GRAPH key) to go to the next screen. Enter the polynomial coefficients, then press F5 to solve. The next screen will show you the roots (unless you selected real roots and the polynomial doesn't have any real roots).

If you don't have the app installed, you can download it from
http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/productDetail/us_poly_83_84.html

It depends on the degree of the polynomial.
If polynomial is od degree 2 or 3 you can use the EQN mode (the equation MODE) by pressing [MODE][5:EQN] to enter Equation mode then press [3] for quadratic polynomial or [4] for a cubic one.
You will then be prompted for the various coefficients. The canonical form of these polynomials is aX^2 plus bX plus c= 0, and aX^3 plus bX^2 plus cX plus d=0.

If polynomial is of degree higher than 3, or for a general non-linear equation you must use the Solve( feature. See example #017 on page 6 of the appendix to the manual.

The short story is that this calculator does have a computer algebra system or CAS and thus cannot factor polynomials with arbitrary (unknown) coefficients or known coefficients.
However if the coefficients are given you can ,if you are willing to travel that way, factor approximately a polynomial P(x).
Basically, the idea is that any polynomial P(X) of degree n can be written in the factored form (X-x_1)(X-x_2)...(X-x_n), where x_1, x_2, x_3,...x_n are the roots (real or complex) of the equation P(X)=0.


The procedure ( for a 3rd degree polynomial) is as follows:
If you want to factor a cubic polynomial P3(X) = aX^3 bX^2 cX d , you write the corresponding cubic equation as aX^3 bX^2 cX d =0 , then you divide all terms of the equation by a to obtain

X^3 (b/a)X^2 (c/a)X (d/a)=0.

You use the calculator to solve (approximately) this equation.
Suppose you find the 3 roots X1,X2,and X3. Then the polynomial X^3 (b/a)X^2 (c/a)X (d/a) can be cast in the factored form (X-X1)(X-X2)(X-X3) and the original polynomial P3(X) can be written as

P3(X) = a*(X-X1)(X-X2)(X-X3)

You can handle the quadratic polynomial the same way.
P2(X) =a*(X-X1)(X-X2) where X1, X2 are the two real roots.

Hello,
The Casio FX-300ES does not handle symbolic algebra. So it cannot factor a general polynomial expression. The methods can be found in any book on Algebra.
However if you are interested in approximate factorization of quadratic and cubic polynomials, you can use the calculator to do that. It can solve aX^3 +bX^2+cX+d =0 and the quadratic equations.

If you want to factor a cubic polynomial P3(X) = aX^3+bX^2+cX+d , you write the corresponding cubic equation as aX^3+bX^2+cX=d =0 , then you divide all terms of the equation by a to obtain

X^3+(b/a)X^2+(c/a)X+(d/a)=0.

You use the calculator to solve (approximately) this equation.
Suppose you find the 3 roots X1,X2,and X3. Then the polynomial X^3+(b/a)X^2+(c/a)X+(d/a) can be cast in the factored form (X-X1)(X-X2)(X-X3) and the original polynomial P3(X) can be written as

P3(X) = a*(X-X1)(X-X2)(X-X3)

You can handle the quadratic polynomial the same way.

P2(X) =a*(X-X1)(X-X2) where X1, X2 are the two real roots

Hope it helps.

Hello,
Sorry, but you cannot use this calculator to factor a general polynomial.
1. It does not know symbolic algebra.
2. It can only manipulate numbers.

However if you have polynomials of degree 2 or 3, with numerical coefficients (no letters) you can set [MODE] to Equation and use the equation solver to find the real roots of 2nd degree or 3rd degree polynomials. Assuming that your polynomials have real roots (X1, X2) for the polynomial of degree 2, or (X1, X2, X3) for the polynomial of degree 3, then it is possible to write

P2(X) =a*(X-X1)(X-X2)
P3(X)= a(X-X1)(X-X2)(X-X3)

where a is the coefficient of the highest degree monomial aX^2 +...
or aX^3 +....

This is an approximate factorization, except if your calculator configured in MathIO, has been able to find exact roots (fractions and radicals)

While the [MODE][5:Equation] only handles quadratic and cubic equations, the [SHIFT][SOLVE=] solver finds the roots of arbitarry expressions (not limited to polynomials). In principle you can use it to find the roots of an expression. If it is a polynomial of dgree higher that 3 you can factor it (approximately).

But I have a hunch that this is not what you wanted to hear.

Hope it helps.