Worked solution
Enter a system and interpret a unique calculator solution
Solve Example 1(b) using a graphing calculator: , , .
CJC · Lecture · Example 2
Choose the simultaneous-equation solver
The printed workflow opens apps, chooses [4:PlySmlt2], then [2: SIMULTANEOUS EQN SOLVER]. Choose 3 equations and 3 unknowns, then press graph for NEXT. Its configuration screen also shows AUTO, NORMAL, FLOAT and DEGREE selected; the essential dimensions for this system are 3 by 3. These are the source device’s labels and menu numbering.
Enter all coefficients in order
Keep columns in the order , then the right-hand constant. The displayed input is the augmented matrix below; enter every row, including all signs and constants. CLEAR deletes all entries in the matrix.
Solve and return to the original variables
Press graph for SOLVE. The printed output is , , . MAIN returns to the main menu; MODE returns to simultaneous-equation solver mode; F◀▶D converts fractions to decimals and vice versa. The screenshots also show LOAD on the entry screen and SYSM/STORE on the result screen. Verify the mathematical output: , , .
Common mistakes
A calculator solves the system entered. A swapped column, missing zero or wrong constant creates a different system.
Solution notes
Student and Teacher copies compared at PDF pages 4, 5, printed pages 164, 165. No marks are printed.
This deliberately repeats Example 1(b) with a different required method. It remains a separate printed lecture identity; it does not replace or duplicate an original-bank record. The five source screens are described in the working, not simulated as an installed calculator.