Scientific Calculator

Techniques
in Plane and Analytic
Geometry
By Engineer Romeo Q.
Tolentino
Professor National University
 A complex number as a vector
A complex number A = x + yi can be modeled as a vector with magnitude |A|
and angle with respect to the positive x axis as arg(A).
Example: If A = 3 + 4i , find the magnitude of A and its absolute value.
STEP 1: ENTER: MODE 2
STEP 2: Input | A | CALC SHIFT hyp Alpha (-) CALC 3 + 4 ENG
Display:
A?
3 + 4i
Step 3: ENTER: =
Output: |A|
5

To get the argument:
STEP 4: Input Arg(A) = SHIFT 2 1 Alph (-) )
Display:
arg(A)
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Diagram of Vector A
Complex Number as Coordinates (x,y)
A complex number A = x + yi can be
modeled as coordinates ( x, y).
Examples:
The coordinates ( 3, 5) can be written as 3 + 5i.
The coordinates ( -6, 7) can be written as -6 + 7i.
 Distance between 2 points
Since A and B can be modeled as 2
two coordinates ( x1, y1) and ( x2,
y2) and at the same time vectors A
and B with initial points emanate
from the origin , then the distance
between 2 points A (x1, y1) and
B( x2, y2) is the length of the
difference vector of A B.
d = |A- B|.
Example for Distance between 2 points
THE COSINE LAW CAL TECH

Distance between 2 points in 3 Dimension
Division of Line Segment
Distance between a point and a line
Distance between a point and a line Example

Modeling a straight line

A line can be modeled by curve

fitting.
If two points are fitted in the linear
regression model, then we have a
perfect line.
Example of using the Line Model
 LOCATING THE VERTEX OF THE PARABOLA
y = AX2 + BX + C

The highest or lowest point of the parabola

can be determined by maximizing
( minimizing y using CALCULUS )
y = AX2 + BX + C
dy/dx = 2AX + B = 0
X = - B/(2A) (This is the abscissa of the
vertex. )
Then the value of y can be found by
substituting X = -B/(2A) to the equation of
the parabola.
Example for Locating Vertex of the parabola
Modeling a Parabola
Modeling a Circle using Regression
Example (Modeling a Circle)
Finding Area of a Segment of a
Circle
Modeling the Arithmetic Progression
Coordinate Transformation
REMOVAL OF THE XY TERM in the General Conics
Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0