How to Use a Ti84 Calculator to Graph Ordered Pairs
By Stephanie Ellen
A TI-84 graphing calculator is a handheld calculator that you can use for statistics, algebra and calculus. With the TI-84, there's no need to draw graphs by hand: The graphing screen enables you to chart and draw graphs with the push of a button or two. You aren't limited to continuous functions -- you can plot ordered pairs on the TI-84 using the Lists utility. Ordered pairs are used to plot points on an XY coordinate graph and take the form (x,y).
Press "Stat" and then press "Edit."
Type the X coordinate from your ordered pair into the first row of L1.
Type the Y coordinate from your ordered pair into the first row of L2.
Continue typing your ordered pairs into L1 and L2, typing the X coordinates in column L1 and the Y coordinates into column L2.
Press "Graph."
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Tips
- If you don't see your ordered pairs on the screen, press "Y=" and ensure that "Plot 1" is highlighted. To highlight it, use the arrow keys to place the cursor over "Plot 1" and then press the "Enter" key.
Writer Bio
Stephanie Ellen teaches mathematics and statistics at the university and college level. She coauthored a statistics textbook published by Houghton-Mifflin. She has been writing professionally since 2008. Ellen holds a Bachelor of Science in health science from State University New York, a master's degree in math education from Jacksonville University and a Master of Arts in creative writing from National University.