Activities
743
Studying the Flight of a Hit Baseball
This activity uses the split screen settings to show a parametric graph and a table at the
same time to study the flight of a hit baseball.
Setting Up a Parametric Graph and Table
Perform the following steps to study the flight of a hit baseball that has an initial velocity
of 95 feet per second and an initial angle of 32 degrees.
1. Set the modes for
Page 1
as shown in this
screen.
2. Set the modes for
Page 2
as shown in this
screen.
3. In the
Y= Editor
on the left side, enter the
equation for the distance of the ball at
time
t
for
xt1(t)
.
xt1(t)=95
†
t
†
cos(32
¡
)
Note:
Press
2 “
to obtain the degree
symbol.
Summary of Contents for Titanium TI-89
Page 9: ...Getting Started 6 TI 89 Titanium keys Ë Ì Í Ê ...
Page 34: ...Getting Started 31 2 or D 2 B u s i n e s s D B D B Press Result ...
Page 43: ...Getting Started 40 3 0 D B D D B D Press Result ...
Page 44: ...Getting Started 41 D 2 0 0 2 D B Scroll down to October and press Press Result ...
Page 58: ...Getting Started 55 Example Set split screen mode to TOP BOTTOM Press Result 3 B D ...
Page 70: ...Getting Started 67 ...
Page 175: ...Operating the Calculator 172 From the Keyboard ...
Page 456: ...Tables 453 ...
Page 527: ...Data Matrix Editor 524 ...
