Texas Instruments -84 Plus Quick start guide
1/19/2005 © 2003, 2004 CabriLog
Distributed by Texas Instruments
TI-84 Plus
Cabri®Jr. App
Getting Started
What is Cabri Jr.? What’s New in Version 2.0?
Start and Quit the App Getting Started E ample
Navigating
How To…
Draw Objects Perform Calculations
Transform Objects Create Labels
Animate Objects Hide/Show Objects
Open and Save Files E plore Figures
More Information
Error Recovery Customer Support
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Important Information
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Cabri and Cabri Geometry are trademarks of CabriLog.
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What Is the Cabri®Jr. Application?
Using the Cabri® Jr. App, you can:
•Draw points, segments, lines, circles, triangles and
uadrilaterals.
•Construct perpendicular and parallel lines; perpendicular and
angle bisectors; and geometric loci.
•Transform objects through translation, reflection, rotation, and
dilation.
•Compute lengths, areas, perimeters, and angle values of
relevant objects.
•Display coordinates and e uations of lines and circles.
•Import/export constructions to the TI-89, TI-92 Plus, or
Voyage™ 200 versions of Cabri Geometryé, as well to the
Cabri Geometry II Plus computer software.
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What’s New in Version 2.0?
Using the new or enhanced features in the Cabri Jr.® 2.0 App, you
can:
•Step through (forward or backward) how a figure was made
using the new Explore tool.
•Perform operations on up to three numeric values at a time
(Calculate tool).
•Save files directly to archive memory.
In addition, the Translation and Reflection tools have been
modified so that the order in which objects are selected is more
intuitive.
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What You Nee
Note In this guidebook, any information that pertains to the TI-84 Plus also
pertains to the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-83 Plus, and the TI-83 Plus
Silver Edition unless other ise noted.
Hardware and software Notes
One of the follo ing:
•TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver
Edition ith version 2.30 or later of
the operating system
•TI-83 Plus or TI-83 Plus Silver
Edition ith version 1.18 or later of
the operating system
You can do nload a free copy of the
latest operating system soft are
from education.ti.com/latest.
Computer ith Microsoft® Windo s®
98/2000/XP, Windo s NT®, or Apple®
Macintosh® OS 8.1 or higher installed
TI Connectivity™ computer-to-device
cable
TI Connectivity cables are available
for purchase from retail stores, online
retailers, and instructional dealers.
See a list at education.ti.com/buy.
You may also purchase TI
Connectivity cables from the TI
online store at
education.ti.com/shop.
TI Connect™ soft are, hich orks ith
most supported models of Flash-based
TI graphing devices
You can do nload free copies of
TI Connect soft are from
education.ti.com/do nloadticonnect.
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Where to Fin Installation Instructions
Detailed instructions on installing this and other applications are
available at education.ti.com/guides. Follow the link to Flash
installation instructions.
Getting Help
The Cabri® Jr. App has built-in help for using the menus. To
access the help, open the F1 menu (press o), select Help, and
then select the menu that you need help with.
The instructions in this guidebook are only for this application. If
you need help using the TI-84 Plus, refer to its comprehensive
guidebook at education.ti.com/guides.
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Getting Starte
In this exercise, you will construct a circle that circumscribes a
triangle, that is, the circle passes through each of the three
vertices of the triangle.
Starting the Cabri® Jr. App
1. Press Œto display a list of applications on your device, and
then select CabriJr. The information screen is displayed.
Tip From the Apps menu, you can press ƒCto move to the
first application name that begins ith a C.
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2. Press Íto continue. If you have previously used the App,
the last screen that you viewed is displayed; otherwise, the F1
menu is displayed.
Navigating within the App
To use the Cabri Jr. App, you select tools and options from a set of
menus. The menus remain hidden until you open them.
Cabri Jr. retains your
last activity, including
the cursor location,
when you quit the App
or when the TI 84 Plus
turns off.
The first time you run
Cabri Jr., the F1 menu
is displayed with the
Help menu item
highlighted.
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The menus are labeled F1-F5 and correspond to the graphing keys
directly below the screen. You can press the graphing key (o,
p,q,r,s) for the corresponding function key
or you can press ƒplus the function key (F1-F5) to open a
menu.
•Press }and †to move the pointer from one menu item to the
next.
•Highlight a menu item and press Íto select it.
•Press ‘to deactivate a tool or to close the menu and
return to the drawing screen.
•Press |,},~, or †to move the pointer around on the
screen. You can press and hold an arrow key to move the
pointer rather than repeatedly pressing it.
For example, to open
the F1 menu, you can
press oor press
ƒ
^
.
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Drawing a Triangle
1. Open the F2 menu, move the pointer to Triangle, and press
Í. The tool icon at the top left of the screen indicates that
the Triangle tool is active. The pointer shape changes to a pen
to indicate that you can draw a new point by pressing Íat
that position.
2. Move the pointer to a convenient location for the first vertex of
the triangle, and then press Í.
3. Move the pointer and then press Íto fix the second vertex
and continue the same way for the last vertex.
Changing the Shape of the Triangle
1. Press ‘to uit the Triangle tool.
2. Move the pointer close to one of the vertices that you drew.
The pointer changes to a hollow arrow and the object that can
be selected (the vertex) blinks.
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