<html><head><title>Intro to Mathcad</title><style type="text/css"> p { margin: 0 0 0 0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: black; text-decoration: none; } div { border-width:0px; border-style: solid; border-color: red; } body { background-color: #fff; } p img { vertical-align: middle; } p b, li b { font-weight : bold; } p i, li i { font-style : italic; } p u, li u { text-decoration : underline; } p so, li so { text-decoration : line-through; } p sub, p sub { font-size : 70%; vertical-align: sub; } p sup, p sup { font-size : 70%; vertical-align: super; } ul { padding-left : 2em; /* for mozilla list marker box */ margin-left : 0; /* for IE list marker box */ } ol { padding-left : 2em; /* for mozilla list marker box */ margin-right : -0.5em; margin-left : 0; /* for IE list marker box */ } p.Style1, li.Style1 /*Normal*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;; font-size: 10pt;font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; } p.Style2, li.Style2 /*Heading 1*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;; font-size: 13.26315789473684pt;font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; } p.Style3, li.Style3 /*Heading 2*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;; font-size: 12pt;font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; } p.Style4, li.Style4 /*Heading 3*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;; font-size: 12pt;font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; } p.Style5, li.Style5 /*Paragraph*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 21pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;; font-size: 10pt;font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; } p.Style6, li.Style6 /*List*/ { margin-left: 14.25pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: -14.25pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;; font-size: 10pt;font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; } p.Style7, li.Style7 /*Indent*/ { margin-left: 108pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;; font-size: 10pt;font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; } p.Style8, li.Style8 /*Title*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;; font-size: 24pt;font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; } p.Style9, li.Style9 /*Subtitle*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;; font-size: 18pt;font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; } p.Style10, li.Style10 /*Head*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Verdana', sans-serif;; font-size: 10pt;font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: #800000; } p.Style11, li.Style11 /*directions*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Tahoma', sans-serif;; font-size: 10pt;font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; color: #800080; } p.Style12, li.Style12 /*typing*/ { margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: 'Tahoma', sans-serif;; font-size: 9pt;font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; } </style></head><body><div id="mc-region-467" style="position: absolute; top: 6.75pt; left: 24pt; width: 140.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Introduction to Mathcad</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1730" style="position: absolute; top: 32.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 413pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Mathcad is a software package written for use in math and science. It combines computation,<br />graphics capability, and text processing, making it a powerful tool in examining data and <br />exploring mathematical concepts.<br /><br />The following is an introduction to some of the capabilities of Mathcad. Do what it tells you to<br />do. You will only learn if you experiment and practice. Talk to your lab partner about what you<br />are reading, and take turns trying things out.</p></div><div id="mc-region-129" style="position: absolute; top: 126.75pt; left: 24pt; width: 400.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #00f; ">A: Mathcad Toolbars</span></b></span></p><p class="Style1"></p><p class="Style1"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In addition to the standard toolbars at the top of the worksheet, Mathcad includes additional<br />toolbars important for mathematics. </span><b> </b> </p></div><div id="mc-region-130" style="position: absolute; top: 194.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 116.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style10" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;">The Math Toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-131" style="position: absolute; top: 224.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 383.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">The <b>Math</b> toolbar, whose buttons bring up toolbars of math operators, is docked just under the main menu. You can also undock it and drag it around the screen. Choose <b>Toolbars &gt; Math</b> from the <b>View</b> menu if you don't see it. If you let your mouse hover over each of the buttons on the bar in turn, you see a <i>tooltip</i> telling you what toolbar each button brings up. </p></div><div id="mc-region-1427" style="position: absolute; top: 300pt; left: 36pt; width: 21.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0003_56422180.JPG" id="generatedImage1427" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0003_56422180.JPG" style="width: 21.75pt;height: 19.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1428" style="position: absolute; top: 306pt; left: 180pt; width: 21.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0005_56422190.JPG" id="generatedImage1428" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0005_56422190.JPG" style="width: 21.75pt;height: 18.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1429" style="position: absolute; top: 302.25pt; left: 60pt; width: 86.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Calculator toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-1430" style="position: absolute; top: 308.25pt; left: 210pt; width: 77.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Boolean toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-1431" style="position: absolute; top: 324pt; left: 36pt; width: 23.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0007_56422190.JPG" id="generatedImage1431" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0007_56422190.JPG" style="width: 23.25pt;height: 18.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1432" style="position: absolute; top: 330pt; left: 180pt; width: 21.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0009_56422190.JPG" id="generatedImage1432" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0009_56422190.JPG" style="width: 21.75pt;height: 18.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1433" style="position: absolute; top: 332.25pt; left: 66pt; width: 68.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Graph toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-1434" style="position: absolute; top: 332.25pt; left: 210pt; width: 100.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;">Programming toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-1435" style="position: absolute; top: 348pt; left: 36pt; width: 21.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0011_56422200.JPG" id="generatedImage1435" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0011_56422200.JPG" style="width: 21.75pt;height: 20.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1436" style="position: absolute; top: 354pt; left: 180pt; width: 21pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0013_56422200.JPG" id="generatedImage1436" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0013_56422200.JPG" style="width: 21pt;height: 18.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1437" style="position: absolute; top: 350.25pt; left: 60pt; width: 127.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Vector and Matrix toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-1438" style="position: absolute; top: 356.25pt; left: 210pt; width: 110.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Greek Symbol toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-1439" style="position: absolute; top: 372pt; left: 36pt; width: 21.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0015_56422200.JPG" id="generatedImage1439" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0015_56422200.JPG" style="width: 21.75pt;height: 20.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1440" style="position: absolute; top: 378pt; left: 180pt; width: 22.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0017_56422200.JPG" id="generatedImage1440" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0017_56422200.JPG" style="width: 22.5pt;height: 19.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1441" style="position: absolute; top: 374.25pt; left: 60pt; width: 86.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Evaluation toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-1442" style="position: absolute; top: 380.25pt; left: 210pt; width: 145.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Symbolic Keyword toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-1443" style="position: absolute; top: 396pt; left: 36pt; width: 21.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0019_56422210.JPG" id="generatedImage1443" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0019_56422210.JPG" style="width: 21.75pt;height: 18.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1444" style="position: absolute; top: 398.25pt; left: 60pt; width: 78.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Calculus toolbar</p></div><div id="mc-region-1445" style="position: absolute; top: 428.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 383.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Click on one of these buttons in the Math toolbar to bring up the associated operator toolbar. You can then use the operator toolbar to insert math symbols into your worksheet. Hover over any button for a tooltip giving a brief description and keystrokes. </p></div><div id="mc-region-151" style="position: absolute; top: 500.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 107.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">The <b>status line</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-152" style="position: absolute; top: 522pt; left: 18pt; width: 436.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0021_56422210.JPG" id="generatedImage152" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0021_56422210.JPG" style="width: 436.5pt;height: 31.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-153" style="position: absolute; top: 566.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 391.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">at the bottom of the Mathcad window gives you status alerts, keyboard shortcuts, and other helpful information. It also lists the calculation status of your worksheet - "AUTO" means that the worksheet is in <i>automatic mode</i>, which means Mathcad automatically recalculates math expressions if you make changes to your worksheet. You can turn off Automatic Calculation from <b>Calculate</b> in the <b>Tools</b> menu.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1446" style="position: absolute; top: 638.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 347.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">The status line also shows the state of the Caps Lock and Num Lock keys as well as the page number of the current window you are working in.</p></div><div id="mc-region-157" style="position: absolute; top: 696.75pt; left: 18pt; width: 179pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #00f; ">B: Entering Math Expressions</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-179" style="position: absolute; top: 728.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 396.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">In a Mathcad worksheet, the mathematics appears in familiar math notation - division with a fraction bar, exponents in a raised position, and built-up fractions just as you would see in a book.</p></div><div id="mc-region-551" style="position: absolute; top: 764.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 170.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Entering a Numeric Expression</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><span style="color: #800000; "> </span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-184" style="position: absolute; top: 806.25pt; left: 240pt; width: 189.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #008080; ">Tip</span></b><b>: </b>Don't press the Spacebar between parts of the expression. Mathcad enters the correct spacing as you type.</p></div><div id="mc-region-552" style="position: absolute; top: 812.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 43.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-553" style="position: absolute; top: 812.25pt; left: 162pt; width: 41.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-554" style="position: absolute; top: 843pt; left: 24pt; width: 35.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">2+1/2</p></div><div id="mc-region-555" style="position: absolute; top: 833.25pt; left: 162pt; width: 27.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0022_56422220.JPG" id="generatedImage555" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0022_56422220.JPG" style="width: 27.75pt;height: 33.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-556" style="position: absolute; top: 872.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-225" style="position: absolute; top: 974.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 39.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-206" style="position: absolute; top: 974.25pt; left: 162pt; width: 38pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-226" style="position: absolute; top: 1005pt; left: 24pt; width: 125pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">(9+3)/2*4-5</p></div><div id="mc-region-205" style="position: absolute; top: 995.25pt; left: 162pt; width: 36pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0023_56422220.JPG" id="generatedImage205" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0023_56422220.JPG" style="width: 36pt;height: 33.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-227" style="position: absolute; top: 1052.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-248" style="position: absolute; top: 1118.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 57.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-251" style="position: absolute; top: 1118.25pt; left: 156pt; width: 47.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-249" style="position: absolute; top: 1143pt; left: 30pt; width: 29.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">5+\7</p></div><div id="mc-region-252" style="position: absolute; top: 1139.25pt; left: 156pt; width: 31.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0024_56422220.JPG" id="generatedImage252" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0024_56422220.JPG" style="width: 31.5pt;height: 17.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-250" style="position: absolute; top: 1190.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-255" style="position: absolute; top: 1310.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 170.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Entering a Symbolic Expression</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-306" style="position: absolute; top: 1334.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 50.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-305" style="position: absolute; top: 1334.25pt; left: 126pt; width: 42.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-310" style="position: absolute; top: 1359pt; left: 24pt; width: 35pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">3x+2y</p></div><div id="mc-region-309" style="position: absolute; top: 1356.75pt; left: 126pt; width: 33.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0025_56422230.JPG" id="generatedImage309" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0025_56422230.JPG" style="width: 33.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-290" style="position: absolute; top: 1388.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-308" style="position: absolute; top: 1460.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-307" style="position: absolute; top: 1460.25pt; left: 126pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-312" style="position: absolute; top: 1491pt; left: 24pt; width: 47.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">\16-d^2</p></div><div id="mc-region-311" style="position: absolute; top: 1482.75pt; left: 126pt; width: 41.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0026_56422230.JPG" id="generatedImage311" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0026_56422230.JPG" style="width: 41.25pt;height: 21.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-287" style="position: absolute; top: 1532.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-314" style="position: absolute; top: 1592.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 154.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Using the Calculator Toolbar</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-322" style="position: absolute; top: 1616.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 402.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">If the <b>Calculator</b> toolbar is not open, then follow these steps in the Worksheet window:</p></div><div id="mc-region-387" style="position: absolute; top: 1646.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 381.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Select <b>Toolbars &gt; Calculator</b> from the <b>View</b> menu or click on the <b>Calculator icon</b> on the <b>Math Toolbar.</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-386" style="position: absolute; top: 1688.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 138.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Using your <b>Calculator </b>toolbar </p></div><div id="mc-region-340" style="position: absolute; top: 1712.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-367" style="position: absolute; top: 1712.25pt; left: 138pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-371" style="position: absolute; top: 1712.25pt; left: 234pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-332" style="position: absolute; top: 1746pt; left: 48pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0028_56422230.JPG" id="generatedImage332" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0028_56422230.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1637" style="position: absolute; top: 1746.75pt; left: 36pt; width: 6.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0029_56422240.JPG" id="generatedImage1637" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0029_56422240.JPG" style="width: 6.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-366" style="position: absolute; top: 1746.75pt; left: 138pt; width: 12pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0030_56422240.JPG" id="generatedImage366" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0030_56422240.JPG" style="width: 12pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-391" style="position: absolute; top: 1796.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-390" style="position: absolute; top: 1796.25pt; left: 138pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-392" style="position: absolute; top: 1796.25pt; left: 228pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1647" style="position: absolute; top: 1830pt; left: 24pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0032_56422250.JPG" id="generatedImage1647" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0032_56422250.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1646" style="position: absolute; top: 1830pt; left: 42pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0034_56422250.JPG" id="generatedImage1646" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0034_56422250.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1649" style="position: absolute; top: 1830.75pt; left: 66pt; width: 6.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0035_56422250.JPG" id="generatedImage1649" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0035_56422250.JPG" style="width: 6.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1653" style="position: absolute; top: 1832.25pt; left: 78pt; width: 8pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>.</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1654" style="position: absolute; top: 1830.75pt; left: 84pt; width: 6.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0036_56422260.JPG" id="generatedImage1654" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0036_56422260.JPG" style="width: 6.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-365" style="position: absolute; top: 1830.75pt; left: 138pt; width: 30pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0037_56422260.JPG" id="generatedImage365" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0037_56422260.JPG" style="width: 30pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-389" style="position: absolute; top: 1928.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 89.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Getting a Result</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-393" style="position: absolute; top: 1964.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-428" style="position: absolute; top: 1964.25pt; left: 144pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1447" style="position: absolute; top: 1964.25pt; left: 264pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-398" style="position: absolute; top: 1988.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 35.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>3+2/5=</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-427" style="position: absolute; top: 1979.25pt; left: 144pt; width: 60pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0038_56422260.JPG" id="generatedImage427" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0038_56422260.JPG" style="width: 60pt;height: 33.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-402" style="position: absolute; top: 2036.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 270.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Note that the result is in decimal format, the Mathcad default.</p></div><div id="mc-region-403" style="position: absolute; top: 2072.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-426" style="position: absolute; top: 2072.25pt; left: 144pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1448" style="position: absolute; top: 2072.25pt; left: 264pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-415" style="position: absolute; top: 2094pt; left: 12pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0040_56422260.JPG" id="generatedImage415" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0040_56422260.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-416" style="position: absolute; top: 2094pt; left: 30pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0042_56422270.JPG" id="generatedImage416" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0042_56422270.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-417" style="position: absolute; top: 2094pt; left: 48pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0044_56422270.JPG" id="generatedImage417" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0044_56422270.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-418" style="position: absolute; top: 2094pt; left: 66pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0046_56422270.JPG" id="generatedImage418" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0046_56422270.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-419" style="position: absolute; top: 2094pt; left: 84pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0048_56422280.JPG" id="generatedImage419" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0048_56422280.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-420" style="position: absolute; top: 2094pt; left: 102pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0050_56422280.JPG" id="generatedImage420" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0050_56422280.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-425" style="position: absolute; top: 2094.75pt; left: 144pt; width: 62.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0051_56422280.JPG" id="generatedImage425" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0051_56422280.JPG" style="width: 62.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-436" style="position: absolute; top: 2150.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 311pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Increasing (or Decreasing) the Digits Displayed in a Result</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-563" style="position: absolute; top: 2186.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-564" style="position: absolute; top: 2186.25pt; left: 144pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-565" style="position: absolute; top: 2186.25pt; left: 306pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-451" style="position: absolute; top: 2214pt; left: 144pt; width: 105pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0053_56422290.JPG" id="generatedImage451" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0053_56422290.JPG" style="width: 105pt;height: 27.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-458" style="position: absolute; top: 2222.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 68pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">8 - 0.000001 =</p></div><div id="mc-region-463" style="position: absolute; top: 2264.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 194pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000; ">Click on the right side of this (your) result.</span></span></p><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000; ">Select Result from the Format menu. Then, enter "6" for Number of Decimal Places and click "OK".. </span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-462" style="position: absolute; top: 2264.25pt; left: 246pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-465" style="position: absolute; top: 2288.25pt; left: 246pt; width: 105.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">8 - 0.000001 = 7.99999</p></div><div id="mc-region-473" style="position: absolute; top: 2340.75pt; left: 12pt; width: 178.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #00f; ">C: Building Math Expressions</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-475" style="position: absolute; top: 2366.25pt; left: 12pt; width: 426.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">In the following examples, pay particular attention to what happens when you press the spacebar.</p></div><div id="mc-region-477" style="position: absolute; top: 2396.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 281pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>&gt;</b> The spacebar moves you out of the denominator of a fraction.</p></div><div id="mc-region-492" style="position: absolute; top: 2420.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-493" style="position: absolute; top: 2420.25pt; left: 138pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-494" style="position: absolute; top: 2420.25pt; left: 228pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-485" style="position: absolute; top: 2456.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 98.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>1/3 [Spacebar] + 4/7</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-486" style="position: absolute; top: 2447.25pt; left: 138pt; width: 30.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0054_56422290.JPG" id="generatedImage486" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0054_56422290.JPG" style="width: 30.75pt;height: 33.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1451" style="position: absolute; top: 2510.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 401.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>&gt;</b> When you are in an exponent and you want to continue entering more of the expression,</p><p class="Style1"> you use the spacebar to move down from the exponent.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1452" style="position: absolute; top: 2552.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1453" style="position: absolute; top: 2552.25pt; left: 294pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1454" style="position: absolute; top: 2582.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 203pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>2x^3 [Spacebar] - 5x^2 [Spacebar] +3x - 7</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1455" style="position: absolute; top: 2576.25pt; left: 270pt; width: 81pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0055_56422300.JPG" id="generatedImage1455" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0055_56422300.JPG" style="width: 81pt;height: 20.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1456" style="position: absolute; top: 2612.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1457" style="position: absolute; top: 2678.25pt; left: 12pt; width: 389pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>&gt;</b> You might need to press the spacebar two or more times to get to the correct position<br /> in the expression before you can continue typing.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1458" style="position: absolute; top: 2714.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1459" style="position: absolute; top: 2714.25pt; left: 258pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1460" style="position: absolute; top: 2738.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 158pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>\a+5 [Spacebar] [Spacebar] + 3a</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1461" style="position: absolute; top: 2735.25pt; left: 252pt; width: 52.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0056_56422300.JPG" id="generatedImage1461" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0056_56422300.JPG" style="width: 52.5pt;height: 17.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1462" style="position: absolute; top: 2786.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-542" style="position: absolute; top: 2870.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-545" style="position: absolute; top: 2870.25pt; left: 264pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-537" style="position: absolute; top: 2900.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 214.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>x+7 [Spacebar] *(x^4 [Spacebar] - 5)</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-538" style="position: absolute; top: 2894.25pt; left: 258pt; width: 66.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0057_56422300.JPG" id="generatedImage538" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0057_56422300.JPG" style="width: 66.75pt;height: 20.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-550" style="position: absolute; top: 2936.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-597" style="position: absolute; top: 2990.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 392.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">The exponent operator in Mathcad is called a <i>sticky</i> operator because your keystrokes stick to the exponent position until you specifically move back to the baseline of the expression by pressing the spacebar. Other sticky operators include square roots, subscripts, and division. </p></div><div id="mc-region-596" style="position: absolute; top: 3050.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 158pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">With your <b>Calculator</b> toolbar open,</p></div><div id="mc-region-578" style="position: absolute; top: 3086.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-593" style="position: absolute; top: 3086.25pt; left: 204pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-576" style="position: absolute; top: 3086.25pt; left: 306pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-584" style="position: absolute; top: 3108pt; left: 30pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0059_56422310.JPG" id="generatedImage584" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0059_56422310.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-585" style="position: absolute; top: 3108pt; left: 138pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0061_56422310.JPG" id="generatedImage585" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0061_56422310.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-586" style="position: absolute; top: 3111pt; left: 24pt; width: 11pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">2</p></div><div id="mc-region-587" style="position: absolute; top: 3111pt; left: 48pt; width: 92.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">r^2 [Spacebar] - 4</p></div><div id="mc-region-588" style="position: absolute; top: 3111pt; left: 156pt; width: 8.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">r</p></div><div id="mc-region-594" style="position: absolute; top: 3104.25pt; left: 204pt; width: 45.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0062_56422310.JPG" id="generatedImage594" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0062_56422310.JPG" style="width: 45.75pt;height: 20.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-611" style="position: absolute; top: 3164.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-607" style="position: absolute; top: 3164.25pt; left: 204pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-606" style="position: absolute; top: 3164.25pt; left: 312pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-627" style="position: absolute; top: 3210pt; left: 36pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0064_56422321.JPG" id="generatedImage627" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0064_56422321.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-626" style="position: absolute; top: 3213pt; left: 54pt; width: 57.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">8 [Tab] 3 =</p></div><div id="mc-region-628" style="position: absolute; top: 3204pt; left: 198pt; width: 38.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0065_56422321.JPG" id="generatedImage628" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0065_56422321.JPG" style="width: 38.25pt;height: 22.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-641" style="position: absolute; top: 3284.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 120.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style3"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800000; ">If You Make a Mistake</span></span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-637" style="position: absolute; top: 3312pt; left: 342pt; width: 42.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0067_56422321.JPG" id="generatedImage637" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0067_56422321.JPG" style="width: 42.75pt;height: 23.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-636" style="position: absolute; top: 3308.25pt; left: 12pt; width: 319.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Sometimes you may type the wrong number or letter. To fix your mistake, use the <b>Undo</b> and <b>Redo</b> arrow buttons or choose <b>Undo</b> from the <b>Edit</b> menu. </p></div><div id="mc-region-640" style="position: absolute; top: 3366.75pt; left: 18pt; width: 170.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #00f; ">D: Editing Math Expressions</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-645" style="position: absolute; top: 3392.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 389.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">The Spacebar, Backspace, Delete, Insert, and Arrow keys are used when changing math expressions.<br /><br />As you proceed below, <b>always edit in the blue boxes.<br /></b><br /></p></div><div id="mc-region-707" style="position: absolute; top: 3464.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 338pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">1. Click between the 3 and 4 in the expression below. Use the left arrow key to move the Math editing lines between the 1 and 2.</p></div><div id="mc-region-708" style="position: absolute; top: 3500.25pt; left: 228pt; width: 25.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">See:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1463" style="position: absolute; top: 3510.75pt; left: 54pt; width: 24.75pt; background-color: inherit; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0068_56422331.JPG" id="generatedImage1463" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0068_56422331.JPG" style="width: 24.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-709" style="position: absolute; top: 3522pt; left: 228pt; width: 36pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0070_56422331.JPG" id="generatedImage709" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0070_56422331.JPG" style="width: 36pt;height: 27pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-711" style="position: absolute; top: 3566.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 226.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Then press <b>[Backspace]</b> to delete the 1 and press 5 to change the whole number to 5234.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1464" style="position: absolute; top: 3566.25pt; left: 294pt; width: 25.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">See:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1465" style="position: absolute; top: 3588pt; left: 294pt; width: 36pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0072_56422331.JPG" id="generatedImage1465" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0072_56422331.JPG" style="width: 36pt;height: 27pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1738" style="position: absolute; top: 3660pt; left: 252pt; width: 71.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0074_56422341.JPG" id="generatedImage1738" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0074_56422341.JPG" style="width: 71.25pt;height: 47.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-714" style="position: absolute; top: 3656.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 236.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">2. Click to select the 4 in the denominator of the fraction, 3/4. Use the right arrow key to move over to the 4 in the denominator of the fraction, 1/4:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1731" style="position: absolute; top: 3663.75pt; left: 372pt; width: 54.75pt; background-color: inherit; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0075_56422341.JPG" id="generatedImage1731" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0075_56422341.JPG" style="width: 54.75pt;height: 35.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1737" style="position: absolute; top: 3726pt; left: 252pt; width: 77.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0077_56422341.JPG" id="generatedImage1737" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0077_56422341.JPG" style="width: 77.25pt;height: 47.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-718" style="position: absolute; top: 3728.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 200.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Press <b>[Del]</b> to delete the 4 and press 16 to change the fraction:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1736" style="position: absolute; top: 3786pt; left: 252pt; width: 77.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0079_56422351.JPG" id="generatedImage1736" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0079_56422351.JPG" style="width: 77.25pt;height: 47.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1470" style="position: absolute; top: 3800.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 177.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Press <b>[Insert]</b> to move the vertical blue editing line from right to left:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1735" style="position: absolute; top: 3858pt; left: 252pt; width: 77.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0081_56422351.JPG" id="generatedImage1735" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0081_56422351.JPG" style="width: 77.25pt;height: 47.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-722" style="position: absolute; top: 3860.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 199.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Press <b>[Spacebar]</b> enough times to select the entire expression under the root:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1734" style="position: absolute; top: 3918pt; left: 252pt; width: 93pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0083_56422361.JPG" id="generatedImage1734" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0083_56422361.JPG" style="width: 93pt;height: 45pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-724" style="position: absolute; top: 3914.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 186.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Press <b>[Del]</b> twice to delete the expression under the root and type 9= to get a result:</p></div><div id="mc-region-725" style="position: absolute; top: 4010.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 185.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left; list-style-type: none;">3. Click on the expression in the blue box below, and press spacebar until the whole expression is underlined.</p></div><div id="mc-region-726" style="position: absolute; top: 4010.25pt; left: 240pt; width: 25.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11" style="text-indent: 0pt; list-style-type: none;">See:</p></div><div id="mc-region-727" style="position: absolute; top: 4044pt; left: 240pt; width: 56.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0085_56422361.JPG" id="generatedImage727" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0085_56422361.JPG" style="width: 56.25pt;height: 34.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1789" style="position: absolute; top: 4056.75pt; left: 48pt; width: 39.75pt; background-color: inherit; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0086_56422361.JPG" id="generatedImage1789" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0086_56422361.JPG" style="width: 39.75pt;height: 21pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-729" style="position: absolute; top: 4094.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 196.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Press <b>[Insert]</b> to change the direction of selection. Then press + to insert an addition sign and an empty placeholder.</p></div><div id="mc-region-730" style="position: absolute; top: 4094.25pt; left: 240pt; width: 25.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">See:</p></div><div id="mc-region-731" style="position: absolute; top: 4110pt; left: 240pt; width: 75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0088_56422371.JPG" id="generatedImage731" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0088_56422371.JPG" style="width: 75pt;height: 34.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-732" style="position: absolute; top: 4160.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 110pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">In the placeholder, type:</p></div><div id="mc-region-733" style="position: absolute; top: 4160.25pt; left: 240pt; width: 25.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">See:</p></div><div id="mc-region-734" style="position: absolute; top: 4182pt; left: 240pt; width: 113.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0090_56422371.JPG" id="generatedImage734" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0090_56422371.JPG" style="width: 113.25pt;height: 34.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-735" style="position: absolute; top: 4185pt; left: 42pt; width: 110pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">\a^2 [Spacebar] -b^2</p></div><div id="mc-region-738" style="position: absolute; top: 4242.75pt; left: 18pt; width: 131pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #00f; ">E: Defining Variables </span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-740" style="position: absolute; top: 4268.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 173pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Defining a Single-Value Variable</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-760" style="position: absolute; top: 4298.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-759" style="position: absolute; top: 4298.25pt; left: 174pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-761" style="position: absolute; top: 4298.25pt; left: 282pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-768" style="position: absolute; top: 4322.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 19.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>x:3</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-767" style="position: absolute; top: 4322.25pt; left: 174pt; width: 31.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>x := 3</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-772" style="position: absolute; top: 4376.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 369.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Notice that when you type the colon [<b>:</b>] key or press the assignment operator key</p></div><div id="mc-region-773" style="position: absolute; top: 4398pt; left: 84pt; width: 21pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0092_56422381.JPG" id="generatedImage773" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0092_56422381.JPG" style="width: 21pt;height: 18.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-774" style="position: absolute; top: 4430.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 399.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">on the <b>Calculator</b> toolbar, Mathcad displays :=. The assignment operator (colon equals) in Mathcad is used for definitions, or let <b> ...</b> equals. </p></div><div id="mc-region-775" style="position: absolute; top: 4490.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-776" style="position: absolute; top: 4490.25pt; left: 180pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-777" style="position: absolute; top: 4490.25pt; left: 288pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-781" style="position: absolute; top: 4520.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 54.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>v : 20mi/hr</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-782" style="position: absolute; top: 4514.25pt; left: 174pt; width: 44.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0093_56422381.JPG" id="generatedImage782" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0093_56422381.JPG" style="width: 44.25pt;height: 27.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-785" style="position: absolute; top: 4550.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 412.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Here, <b><span style="font-style: normal;">mi</span></b> and <b><span style="font-style: normal;">hr</span></b> are units, not variables. Mathcad recognizes some letters as abbreviations <br />for units, so it added the implied multiply for you. To insert other units you must first type * for multiply.. </p></div><div id="mc-region-788" style="position: absolute; top: 4598.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 254.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Click on the variable v to see the multiplication sign</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800000; ">.</span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-790" style="position: absolute; top: 4628.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 140.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Defining a Range Variable</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-797" style="position: absolute; top: 4658.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 364.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Before starting these exercises, display the Matrix toolbar on your desktop by selecting <b>Toolbars &gt; Matrix</b> from the <b>View</b> menu in the Worksheet window.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1471" style="position: absolute; top: 4706.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1472" style="position: absolute; top: 4706.25pt; left: 168pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1473" style="position: absolute; top: 4706.25pt; left: 276pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1474" style="position: absolute; top: 4730.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 32.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>b:1;10</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1475" style="position: absolute; top: 4728.75pt; left: 156pt; width: 44.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0094_56422381.JPG" id="generatedImage1475" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0094_56422381.JPG" style="width: 44.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1476" style="position: absolute; top: 4766.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 332.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">You get a range of numbers between 1 and 10 at whole number increments.</p><p class="Style1">To see this,</p></div><div id="mc-region-1477" style="position: absolute; top: 4814.25pt; left: 54pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1478" style="position: absolute; top: 4814.25pt; left: 162pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1479" style="position: absolute; top: 4832.25pt; left: 54pt; width: 20pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>b =</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-829" style="position: absolute; top: 4892.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 389.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Notice that when you type the semicolon character <span style="font-weight: normal;">[</span><b>;</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">]</span>, it displays on the screen as two dots (<a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0095_56422391.JPG" id="generatedImage914" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0095_56422391.JPG" style="width: 17.25pt;height: 12.75pt;"></img>) surrounded by placeholders. This is Mathcad's range variable operator.</p></div><div id="mc-region-833" style="position: absolute; top: 4940.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 299.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">You can also use the <b>Matrix</b> Toolbar when defining a range variable.</p></div><div id="mc-region-863" style="position: absolute; top: 4970.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-858" style="position: absolute; top: 4970.25pt; left: 174pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-836" style="position: absolute; top: 4970.25pt; left: 282pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-837" style="position: absolute; top: 5010pt; left: 54pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0097_56422391.JPG" id="generatedImage837" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0097_56422391.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-838" style="position: absolute; top: 5013pt; left: 42pt; width: 14pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">b:</p></div><div id="mc-region-839" style="position: absolute; top: 5013pt; left: 78pt; width: 53pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">1 [Tab] 10</p></div><div id="mc-region-857" style="position: absolute; top: 5010.75pt; left: 174pt; width: 44.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0098_56422391.JPG" id="generatedImage857" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0098_56422391.JPG" style="width: 44.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-862" style="position: absolute; top: 5096.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-856" style="position: absolute; top: 5096.25pt; left: 174pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-844" style="position: absolute; top: 5096.25pt; left: 276pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-861" style="position: absolute; top: 5126.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 61.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>k : 2.4 ; 6.4</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-848" style="position: absolute; top: 5124.75pt; left: 162pt; width: 55.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0099_56422401.JPG" id="generatedImage848" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0099_56422401.JPG" style="width: 55.5pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-850" style="position: absolute; top: 5150.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 383.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">You have defined a range of numbers between 2.4 and 6.4 at whole number increments.</p></div><div id="mc-region-860" style="position: absolute; top: 5186.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-855" style="position: absolute; top: 5192.25pt; left: 168pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-859" style="position: absolute; top: 5210.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 32.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>k </b><b>=</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-887" style="position: absolute; top: 5246.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 246.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>Note</b>: Range Variables are always displayed in a table.</p></div><div id="mc-region-869" style="position: absolute; top: 5274pt; left: 36pt; width: 374.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">If you want your range to be in increments other than <a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0100_56422401.JPG" id="generatedImage5" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0100_56422401.JPG" style="width: 6.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img> (the default), enter <i>the next value</i> in the range after the first one. For example, to create a range variable <i>t </i> that goes from <a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0101_56422401.JPG" id="generatedImage915" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0101_56422401.JPG" style="width: 6.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img> to <a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0102_56422411.JPG" id="generatedImage916" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0102_56422411.JPG" style="width: 6.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img> in increments of <a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0103_56422411.JPG" id="generatedImage917" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0103_56422411.JPG" style="width: 15.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img>, type:</p></div><div id="mc-region-870" style="position: absolute; top: 5342.25pt; left: 54pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-871" style="position: absolute; top: 5342.25pt; left: 180pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-872" style="position: absolute; top: 5342.25pt; left: 282pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-873" style="position: absolute; top: 5366.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 59pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>t : 2, 2.5 ; 6</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-874" style="position: absolute; top: 5364.75pt; left: 174pt; width: 55.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0104_56422411.JPG" id="generatedImage874" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0104_56422411.JPG" style="width: 55.5pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-883" style="position: absolute; top: 5396.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 137pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">To see the values defined for <i>t</i>,</p></div><div id="mc-region-884" style="position: absolute; top: 5420.25pt; left: 54pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-885" style="position: absolute; top: 5420.25pt; left: 168pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-886" style="position: absolute; top: 5444.25pt; left: 60pt; width: 17pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>t =</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-897" style="position: absolute; top: 5486.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-898" style="position: absolute; top: 5486.25pt; left: 174pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-899" style="position: absolute; top: 5486.25pt; left: 276pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-909" style="position: absolute; top: 5510.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 77pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>n : - 5, - 4.9 ; - 3</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-907" style="position: absolute; top: 5508.75pt; left: 168pt; width: 73.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0105_56422421.JPG" id="generatedImage907" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0105_56422421.JPG" style="width: 73.5pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-902" style="position: absolute; top: 5540.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 160.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">To see the values defined for <i>n</i>,</p></div><div id="mc-region-903" style="position: absolute; top: 5564.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-904" style="position: absolute; top: 5564.25pt; left: 162pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-905" style="position: absolute; top: 5588.25pt; left: 54pt; width: 20pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>n =</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-913" style="position: absolute; top: 5648.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 335pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">You should get a range of numbers between - 5 and -3 at increments of 0.1.</p></div><div id="mc-region-919" style="position: absolute; top: 5724.75pt; left: 36pt; width: 176.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #00f; ">F: Calculating with Variables </span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-921" style="position: absolute; top: 5750.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 298.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Once variables are defined, they can be used in further calculations.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1267" style="position: absolute; top: 5780.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 44.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1266" style="position: absolute; top: 5780.25pt; left: 186pt; width: 41.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-937" style="position: absolute; top: 5786.25pt; left: 342pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1268" style="position: absolute; top: 5811pt; left: 42pt; width: 19.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">x:5</p></div><div id="mc-region-1269" style="position: absolute; top: 5808.75pt; left: 186pt; width: 23.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0106_56422421.JPG" id="generatedImage1269" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0106_56422421.JPG" style="width: 23.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1270" style="position: absolute; top: 5834.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 54.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1271" style="position: absolute; top: 5834.25pt; left: 186pt; width: 40.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1272" style="position: absolute; top: 5865pt; left: 42pt; width: 99.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">y:x^2 [Spacebar] -1</p></div><div id="mc-region-1273" style="position: absolute; top: 5858.25pt; left: 186pt; width: 45pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0107_56422421.JPG" id="generatedImage1273" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0107_56422421.JPG" style="width: 45pt;height: 20.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1261" style="position: absolute; top: 5894.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 41.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1262" style="position: absolute; top: 5894.25pt; left: 186pt; width: 41pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1258" style="position: absolute; top: 5919pt; left: 42pt; width: 17.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">y=</p></div><div id="mc-region-1260" style="position: absolute; top: 5918.25pt; left: 120pt; width: 8pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"> </p></div><div id="mc-region-1259" style="position: absolute; top: 5916.75pt; left: 186pt; width: 35.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0108_56422431.JPG" id="generatedImage1259" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0108_56422431.JPG" style="width: 35.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1480" style="position: absolute; top: 5972.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 44.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1481" style="position: absolute; top: 5972.25pt; left: 180pt; width: 41.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-943" style="position: absolute; top: 5972.25pt; left: 348pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1482" style="position: absolute; top: 5996.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 83.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>distance : 1458 ft</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1483" style="position: absolute; top: 5994.75pt; left: 180pt; width: 77.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0109_56422431.JPG" id="generatedImage1483" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0109_56422431.JPG" style="width: 77.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1484" style="position: absolute; top: 6026.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 54.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1485" style="position: absolute; top: 6026.25pt; left: 180pt; width: 40.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1486" style="position: absolute; top: 6050.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 96.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>rate : distance/3.5 s</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1487" style="position: absolute; top: 6044.25pt; left: 180pt; width: 65.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0110_56422441.JPG" id="generatedImage1487" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0110_56422441.JPG" style="width: 65.25pt;height: 30.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1488" style="position: absolute; top: 6080.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 41.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1489" style="position: absolute; top: 6080.25pt; left: 180pt; width: 41pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1490" style="position: absolute; top: 6098.25pt; left: 114pt; width: 8pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"> </p></div><div id="mc-region-1491" style="position: absolute; top: 6104.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 45.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>rate =</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1492" style="position: absolute; top: 6098.25pt; left: 180pt; width: 101.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0111_56422441.JPG" id="generatedImage1492" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0111_56422441.JPG" style="width: 101.25pt;height: 27.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1274" style="position: absolute; top: 6146.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 370.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>Note:</b> Mathcad uses scientific units (SI) as the default unit. You can change the default unit system under <b>Tools &gt; Worksheet Options</b>.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1275" style="position: absolute; top: 6198.75pt; left: 30pt; width: 124.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #00f; ">G: First Things First </span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1278" style="position: absolute; top: 6236.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 346.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">All worksheets are comprised of regions - text regions, math regions, graphs, and images. Math regions often depend on other math regions to calculate correctly. </p></div><div id="mc-region-1758" style="position: absolute; top: 6290.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 83pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>Define</b> a variable:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1757" style="position: absolute; top: 6290.25pt; left: 150pt; width: 107pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>Then</b> use it, like this:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1756" style="position: absolute; top: 6290.25pt; left: 270pt; width: 59.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Or, like this:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1761" style="position: absolute; top: 6312.75pt; left: 60pt; width: 23.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0112_56422441.JPG" id="generatedImage1761" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0112_56422441.JPG" style="width: 23.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1760" style="position: absolute; top: 6308.25pt; left: 174pt; width: 33pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0113_56422451.JPG" id="generatedImage1760" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0113_56422451.JPG" style="width: 33pt;height: 20.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1759" style="position: absolute; top: 6308.25pt; left: 288pt; width: 27.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0114_56422451.JPG" id="generatedImage1759" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0114_56422451.JPG" style="width: 27.75pt;height: 19.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1762" style="position: absolute; top: 6336.75pt; left: 288pt; width: 29.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0115_56422451.JPG" id="generatedImage1762" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0115_56422451.JPG" style="width: 29.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1767" style="position: absolute; top: 6368.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1768" style="position: absolute; top: 6365.25pt; left: 84pt; width: 275pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>Define</b> <i>x</i> to be 4.2 and then find the quantity <i>x</i><sup>3</sup>-1.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1103" style="position: absolute; top: 6434.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 257pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">But, you cannot define a variable-dependent calculation:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1104" style="position: absolute; top: 6461.25pt; left: 60pt; width: 52.5pt; "><a name="" /><a href="javascript:alert('bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fp mc\x5fp value\x5fzone ');" onmouseover="window.status='bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fp mc\x5fp value\x5fzone '; return true;"><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0116_56422461.JPG" id="generatedImage1104" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0116_56422461.JPG" style="width: 52.5pt;height: 17.25pt;"></img></a></div><div id="mc-region-1105" style="position: absolute; top: 6464.25pt; left: 168pt; width: 250.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Note: The <b><span style="color: #f00; ">red</span></b> variable with no result indicates an <b>error </b>- if you click on it you see an error message.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1779" style="position: absolute; top: 6512.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 275.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">First you need to define your variable such as </p></div><div id="mc-region-1778" style="position: absolute; top: 6510.75pt; left: 252pt; width: 30.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0117_56422461.JPG" id="generatedImage1778" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0117_56422461.JPG" style="width: 30.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1782" style="position: absolute; top: 6548.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it! </span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1783" style="position: absolute; top: 6548.25pt; left: 150pt; width: 314.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Define p to be 18 and then find the square root of the quantity p + 5 </p></div><div id="mc-region-1109" style="position: absolute; top: 6660.75pt; left: 42pt; width: 464pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span><span style="color: #f0f; ">A definition must appear </span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><u><span style="color: #f0f; text-decoration: underline ;">above</span></u></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><span><b><span style="color: #f0f; "> or to the </span></b></span></span><b><u><span style="color: #f0f; text-decoration: underline ;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; ">left </span></span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span><span style="color: #f0f; ">of where it is being used, a procedure referred to as top/down, left/right protocol.</span></span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1112" style="position: absolute; top: 6716.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 262.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style3"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800000; ">Moving Math Regions with Dependencies:</span></span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1114" style="position: absolute; top: 6746.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 252.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Drag</b> either region below to correct the definition or calculation in error: (Hint: Drag X := 2 so it is above the expression for 3X.)</p></div><div id="mc-region-1784" style="position: absolute; top: 6806.25pt; left: 336pt; width: 177.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #008080; ">Tip</span></b>: Move your cursor to the edge of the rectangle, until you get a black hand cursor. Now you can grab and move the region.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1786" style="position: absolute; top: 6810.75pt; left: 72pt; width: 39pt; "><a name="" /><a href="javascript:alert('bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fX mc\x5fX value\x5fzone ');" onmouseover="window.status='bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fX mc\x5fX value\x5fzone '; return true;"><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0118_56422461.JPG" id="generatedImage1786" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0118_56422461.JPG" style="width: 39pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></a></div><div id="mc-region-1787" style="position: absolute; top: 6834.75pt; left: 150pt; width: 27pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0119_56422471.JPG" id="generatedImage1787" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0119_56422471.JPG" style="width: 27pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1118" style="position: absolute; top: 6890.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 216.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Drag region(s) below to correct the definition or calculation in error:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1785" style="position: absolute; top: 6920.25pt; left: 336pt; width: 170pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #008080; ">Tip</span></b>: You can move more than one region at a time by clicking a space near one of the regions and dragging across all the regions. When selected, they have dotted boxes around them.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1120" style="position: absolute; top: 6926.25pt; left: 78pt; width: 39pt; "><a name="" /><a href="javascript:alert('bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fa mc\x5fa value\x5fzone ');" onmouseover="window.status='bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fa mc\x5fa value\x5fzone '; return true;"><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0120_56422471.JPG" id="generatedImage1120" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0120_56422471.JPG" style="width: 39pt;height: 27.75pt;"></img></a></div><div id="mc-region-1121" style="position: absolute; top: 6966.75pt; left: 78pt; width: 39pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0121_56422471.JPG" id="generatedImage1121" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0121_56422471.JPG" style="width: 39pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1122" style="position: absolute; top: 6966.75pt; left: 138pt; width: 39pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0122_56422471.JPG" id="generatedImage1122" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0122_56422471.JPG" style="width: 39pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1123" style="position: absolute; top: 6966.75pt; left: 198pt; width: 45.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0123_56422481.JPG" id="generatedImage1123" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0123_56422481.JPG" style="width: 45.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1125" style="position: absolute; top: 7034.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 210.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Drag region(s) below to correct the definition or calculation in error:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1788" style="position: absolute; top: 7070.25pt; left: 342pt; width: 139.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #008080; ">Tip</span></b>: Another way to select multiple regions is to click one, hold down the<b> [Ctrl]</b> key and then click another. You can deselect a region the same way, by <b>[Ctrl]</b>-clicking on it. </p></div><div id="mc-region-1126" style="position: absolute; top: 7074.75pt; left: 78pt; width: 30.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0124_56422481.JPG" id="generatedImage1126" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0124_56422481.JPG" style="width: 30.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1128" style="position: absolute; top: 7107pt; left: 78pt; width: 36pt; "><a name="" /><a href="javascript:alert('bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fr mc\x5fr value\x5fzone ');" onmouseover="window.status='bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fr mc\x5fr value\x5fzone '; return true;"><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0125_56422481.JPG" id="generatedImage1128" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0125_56422481.JPG" style="width: 36pt;height: 12.75pt;"></img></a></div><div id="mc-region-1129" style="position: absolute; top: 7134.75pt; left: 78pt; width: 45.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0126_56422491.JPG" id="generatedImage1129" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0126_56422491.JPG" style="width: 45.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1135" style="position: absolute; top: 7202.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 265.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style3"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800000; ">Entering Math Regions in the Right Order</span></span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1136" style="position: absolute; top: 7226.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 335pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Enter these math regions in the right order to yield an error-free definition:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1137" style="position: absolute; top: 7250.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 51.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1207" style="position: absolute; top: 7250.25pt; left: 228pt; width: 161.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #008080; ">Tip</span></b>: If you enter one definition and press <b>[Enter]</b>, your cursor is in the right position to enter another vertically aligned region below it.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1206" style="position: absolute; top: 7281pt; left: 48pt; width: 119.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">c:\a^2 [Spacebar]+b^2</p></div><div id="mc-region-1140" style="position: absolute; top: 7304.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 50.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1202" style="position: absolute; top: 7328.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 30.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>a : 39</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1142" style="position: absolute; top: 7358.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 53.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1204" style="position: absolute; top: 7382.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 30.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>b : 52</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1209" style="position: absolute; top: 7412.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1493" style="position: absolute; top: 7484.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 332.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Enter these math regions in the right order to yield error-free calculations:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1494" style="position: absolute; top: 7508.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 37.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1495" style="position: absolute; top: 7508.25pt; left: 102pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1496" style="position: absolute; top: 7508.25pt; left: 168pt; width: 43.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1497" style="position: absolute; top: 7533pt; left: 24pt; width: 72.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">Vol:Area*Hght</p></div><div id="mc-region-1498" style="position: absolute; top: 7533pt; left: 102pt; width: 44pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">Vol=</p></div><div id="mc-region-1499" style="position: absolute; top: 7533pt; left: 168pt; width: 60.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">Hght:35cm</p></div><div id="mc-region-1500" style="position: absolute; top: 7562.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 41pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1501" style="position: absolute; top: 7562.25pt; left: 102pt; width: 44.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1502" style="position: absolute; top: 7562.25pt; left: 168pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1503" style="position: absolute; top: 7587pt; left: 24pt; width: 53pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">Len:15cm</p></div><div id="mc-region-1504" style="position: absolute; top: 7587pt; left: 102pt; width: 54.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">Wid:20cm</p></div><div id="mc-region-1505" style="position: absolute; top: 7587pt; left: 168pt; width: 74pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">Area:Len*Wid</p></div><div id="mc-region-1506" style="position: absolute; top: 7652.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1234" style="position: absolute; top: 7790.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 161pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style3"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800000; ">Aligning Regions</span></span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1238" style="position: absolute; top: 7812pt; left: 300pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0128_56422491.JPG" id="generatedImage1238" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0128_56422491.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1236" style="position: absolute; top: 7814.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 287.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000; ">Align these regions vertically by selecting them and clicking the </span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1237" style="position: absolute; top: 7814.25pt; left: 318pt; width: 133.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><span style="color: #000; ">button on the main toolbar.</span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1166" style="position: absolute; top: 7836.75pt; left: 102pt; width: 24pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0129_56422501.JPG" id="generatedImage1166" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0129_56422501.JPG" style="width: 24pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1167" style="position: absolute; top: 7866.75pt; left: 120pt; width: 24.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0130_56422501.JPG" id="generatedImage1167" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0130_56422501.JPG" style="width: 24.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1169" style="position: absolute; top: 7890.75pt; left: 144pt; width: 57pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0131_56422501.JPG" id="generatedImage1169" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0131_56422501.JPG" style="width: 57pt;height: 21pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1245" style="position: absolute; top: 7988.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 374pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><span style="color: #000; ">Rearrange these regions to correct the regions in error. Then, align the regions vertically by selecting them and clicking the </span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1246" style="position: absolute; top: 7998pt; left: 216pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0133_56422511.JPG" id="generatedImage1246" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0133_56422511.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1247" style="position: absolute; top: 8000.25pt; left: 240pt; width: 137pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><span style="color: #000; ">button on the main toolbar</span>.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1241" style="position: absolute; top: 8024.25pt; left: 120pt; width: 66.75pt; "><a name="" /><a href="javascript:alert('bad\x5fvariable mc\x5frate\x5f2E\x5f1 mc\x5frate\x5f2E\x5f1 value\x5fzone ');" onmouseover="window.status='bad\x5fvariable mc\x5frate\x5f2E\x5f1 mc\x5frate\x5f2E\x5f1 value\x5fzone '; return true;"><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0134_56422511.JPG" id="generatedImage1241" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0134_56422511.JPG" style="width: 66.75pt;height: 31.5pt;"></img></a></div><div id="mc-region-1244" style="position: absolute; top: 8049pt; left: 216pt; width: 39pt; "><a name="" /><a href="javascript:alert('bad\x5fvariable');" onmouseover="window.status='bad\x5fvariable'; return true;"><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0135_56422511.JPG" id="generatedImage1244" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0135_56422511.JPG" style="width: 39pt;height: 12.75pt;"></img></a></div><div id="mc-region-1242" style="position: absolute; top: 8064.75pt; left: 60pt; width: 62.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0136_56422521.JPG" id="generatedImage1242" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0136_56422521.JPG" style="width: 62.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1243" style="position: absolute; top: 8088.75pt; left: 150pt; width: 62.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0137_56422521.JPG" id="generatedImage1243" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0137_56422521.JPG" style="width: 62.25pt;height: 18.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1254" style="position: absolute; top: 8162.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 370.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #000; ">Rearrange these regions to correct the regions in error. Then align these regions horizontally by selecting them and clicking the</span></span> </p></div><div id="mc-region-1255" style="position: absolute; top: 8172pt; left: 222pt; width: 16.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0139_56422521.JPG" id="generatedImage1255" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0139_56422521.JPG" style="width: 16.5pt;height: 16.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1256" style="position: absolute; top: 8174.25pt; left: 246pt; width: 128pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><span style="color: #000; ">button on the main toolbar.</span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1250" style="position: absolute; top: 8190.75pt; left: 108pt; width: 37.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0140_56422521.JPG" id="generatedImage1250" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0140_56422521.JPG" style="width: 37.5pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1251" style="position: absolute; top: 8210.25pt; left: 162pt; width: 63pt; "><a name="" /><a href="javascript:alert('bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fq mc\x5fq value\x5fzone ');" onmouseover="window.status='bad\x5fvariable mc\x5fq mc\x5fq value\x5fzone '; return true;"><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0141_56422531.JPG" id="generatedImage1251" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0141_56422531.JPG" style="width: 63pt;height: 19.5pt;"></img></a></div><div id="mc-region-1252" style="position: absolute; top: 8232.75pt; left: 234pt; width: 28.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0142_56422531.JPG" id="generatedImage1252" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0142_56422531.JPG" style="width: 28.5pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1253" style="position: absolute; top: 8238.75pt; left: 120pt; width: 39.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0143_56422531.JPG" id="generatedImage1253" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0143_56422531.JPG" style="width: 39.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1257" style="position: absolute; top: 8340.75pt; left: 24pt; width: 151.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #00f; ">H: Defining Functions</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1337" style="position: absolute; top: 8366.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 185.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Defining and evaluating a function</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1335" style="position: absolute; top: 8390.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 438.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">The <i>assignment operator </i>is used to define functions, just as it is for variables. To define a function with<i> x</i> as the input and 3<i>x</i><sup>2</sup> - 5 as the output</p></div><div id="mc-region-1283" style="position: absolute; top: 8432.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1284" style="position: absolute; top: 8432.25pt; left: 162pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1285" style="position: absolute; top: 8432.25pt; left: 264pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1291" style="position: absolute; top: 8456.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 65.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>f(x) : 3x^2 - 5</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1290" style="position: absolute; top: 8450.25pt; left: 156pt; width: 60pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0144_56422541.JPG" id="generatedImage1290" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0144_56422541.JPG" style="width: 60pt;height: 20.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1330" style="position: absolute; top: 8486.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 421.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">If you want to evaluate this function for a particular value, all you have to type is:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1331" style="position: absolute; top: 8510.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1332" style="position: absolute; top: 8510.25pt; left: 162pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1542" style="position: absolute; top: 8534.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 28.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>f(2) =<br /></b></p><p class="Style1"><b><br />f(3) =</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1304" style="position: absolute; top: 8612.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1312" style="position: absolute; top: 8612.25pt; left: 204pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1314" style="position: absolute; top: 8612.25pt; left: 336pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1309" style="position: absolute; top: 8649pt; left: 18pt; width: 121.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style12">d(s):s-1 [Spacebar] /s+1</p></div><div id="mc-region-1315" style="position: absolute; top: 8639.25pt; left: 192pt; width: 56.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0145_56422541.JPG" id="generatedImage1315" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0145_56422541.JPG" style="width: 56.25pt;height: 33.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1338" style="position: absolute; top: 8684.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1339" style="position: absolute; top: 8684.25pt; left: 198pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1340" style="position: absolute; top: 8720.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 44.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>d(100) =</b></p><p class="Style1"></p><p class="Style1"><b>d(-100) =</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1345" style="position: absolute; top: 8780.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 232.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><b><span style="color: #800000; ">Evaluating a function with a range variable.</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1369" style="position: absolute; top: 8810.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1363" style="position: absolute; top: 8810.25pt; left: 168pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1364" style="position: absolute; top: 8810.25pt; left: 264pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1356" style="position: absolute; top: 8834.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 39.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">x</span></b><b> : 0 ; 8</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1355" style="position: absolute; top: 8832.75pt; left: 168pt; width: 36.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0146_56422541.JPG" id="generatedImage1355" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0146_56422541.JPG" style="width: 36.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1395" style="position: absolute; top: 8864.25pt; left: 306pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1368" style="position: absolute; top: 8870.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1373" style="position: absolute; top: 8870.25pt; left: 168pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1370" style="position: absolute; top: 8894.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 29pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>f(x) =</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1381" style="position: absolute; top: 8960.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 386.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">The function, f, was defined above. As long as a definition is above or to the left of where it is being used, it does not need to be close to calculations using it.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1384" style="position: absolute; top: 9008.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 379.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Note: To perform the same calculation on a range of values, use a range variable in conjunction with a function.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1405" style="position: absolute; top: 9050.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1406" style="position: absolute; top: 9050.25pt; left: 156pt; width: 48.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1407" style="position: absolute; top: 9050.25pt; left: 282pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1389" style="position: absolute; top: 9074.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 58.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>z : 1, 1.5 ; 4</b></p><p class="Style1"></p><p class="Style1"><b>g(y) : y</b><b><sup>2</sup></b></p><p class="Style1"></p><p class="Style1"></p><p class="Style1"><b>g(z) =</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1401" style="position: absolute; top: 9072.75pt; left: 156pt; width: 56.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0147_56422551.JPG" id="generatedImage1401" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0147_56422551.JPG" style="width: 56.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1392" style="position: absolute; top: 9092.25pt; left: 150pt; width: 42pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0148_56422551.JPG" id="generatedImage1392" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0148_56422551.JPG" style="width: 42pt;height: 19.5pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1408" style="position: absolute; top: 9164.25pt; left: 24pt; width: 338.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Note: You can evaluate a function with any variable defined in the worksheet.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1544" style="position: absolute; top: 9210.75pt; left: 792pt; width: 84.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0149_56422551.JPG" id="generatedImage1544" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0149_56422551.JPG" style="width: 84.75pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1507" style="position: absolute; top: 9222.75pt; left: 30pt; width: 129.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><b><span style="color: #00f; ">I: Graphing - 2D Plots</span></b></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1513" style="position: absolute; top: 9254.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 384.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style3"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800000; ">To Create a 2D Quick Plot from an Expression</span></span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1515" style="position: absolute; top: 9272.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 253.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;">Suppose that you want to look at the graph of <span style="font-style: normal;">y</span><i> = 3 - 2w<br /><br /></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Select </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Graph &gt; X-Y Plot</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> from the </span></span><b><span style="color: #800080; "><span style="font-style: normal;">Insert</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> menu. In the </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">placeholder</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> on the horizontal axis</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;">, <br /><br /></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">type:</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span><b><span style="font-style: normal;">w</span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">In the </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">placeholder</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> on the vertical axis,<br /><br /></span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">type:</span></span></b><b><span style="font-style: normal;"> 3 - 2w</span></b></p><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Then click outside the plot region to see the plot.</span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1521" style="position: absolute; top: 9312pt; left: 276pt; width: 225.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0151_56422561.JPG" id="generatedImage1521" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0151_56422561.JPG" style="width: 225.75pt;height: 168.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1517" style="position: absolute; top: 9434.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1524" style="position: absolute; top: 9572.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 430.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Let's format your graph to see "<b>crossed axes</b>". <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Double-click inside the graph to bring up the <br /></span></span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">Format </span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">menu. Under </span></span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">Axis Style</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">, choose "</span></span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">Crossed</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">". Click outside the region. You should see a set of perpendicular axes.</span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1526" style="position: absolute; top: 9617.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 319.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Similarly, for functions, such as f(x) = x<sup>3</sup> - 4x + 3, define the function</p></div><div id="mc-region-1535" style="position: absolute; top: 9644.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1657" style="position: absolute; top: 9644.25pt; left: 240pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1661" style="position: absolute; top: 9650.25pt; left: 408pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1545" style="position: absolute; top: 9674.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 138.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>f(x) : x^3 [Spacebar] - 4x + 3</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1656" style="position: absolute; top: 9668.25pt; left: 222pt; width: 74.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0152_56422561.JPG" id="generatedImage1656" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0152_56422561.JPG" style="width: 74.25pt;height: 20.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1547" style="position: absolute; top: 9716.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 253.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Select </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Graph &gt; X-Y Plot</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> from the </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Insert</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> menu. In the </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">placeholder</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> on the horizontal axis</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;">, <br /><br /></span><b><span style="color: #800080; "><span style="font-style: normal;">type:</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span><b><span style="font-style: normal;">x</span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">In the </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">placeholder</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> on the vertical axis,<br /><br /></span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">type:</span></span></b><b><span style="font-style: normal;"> f(x)</span></b></p><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Then click outside the plot region to see the plot.</span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1663" style="position: absolute; top: 9864pt; left: 342pt; width: 185.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0154_56422571.JPG" id="generatedImage1663" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0154_56422571.JPG" style="width: 185.25pt;height: 132.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1557" style="position: absolute; top: 9866.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1591" style="position: absolute; top: 10022.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 176.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="color: #800080; ">Format the graph to see </span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">crossed axes.</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1599" style="position: absolute; top: 10046.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 305pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style3"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><span style="color: #800000; ">To Change the Axis Limits of a Graph</span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1592" style="position: absolute; top: 10064.25pt; left: 378pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1664" style="position: absolute; top: 10086pt; left: 342pt; width: 187.5pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0156_56422571.JPG" id="generatedImage1664" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0156_56422571.JPG" style="width: 187.5pt;height: 144.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1590" style="position: absolute; top: 10082.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 263pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Click on your graph above and then click the left limit of the <b>horizontal</b> <b>axis</b> (displayed as -10):</p></div><div id="mc-region-1589" style="position: absolute; top: 10112.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 263.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="color: #800080; ">Use </span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">Backspace</span></b><span style="color: #800080; "> or </span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">Delete</span></b><span style="color: #800080; "> to remove this limit, then enter a</span></p><p class="Style1"><span style="color: #800080; ">lower limit of </span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">-4</span></b><span style="color: #800080; ">. Simillarly change the upper limit to </span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">4</span></b><span style="color: #800080; ">.</span></p><p class="Style1"><span style="color: #800080; ">Now change the limits on the vertical axis to </span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">-10</span></b><span style="color: #800080; "> and </span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">15</span></b><span style="color: #800080; ">.</span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1588" style="position: absolute; top: 10166.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 263pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Double-click your graph above to bring up the <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma', sans-serif;"><b><span><span style="color: #800080; ">X-Y Plot Formatting</span></span></b></span> dialog box:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1587" style="position: absolute; top: 10202.25pt; left: 30pt; width: 287.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Click the <b>Traces </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">t</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ab</span> and set the trace 1 weight to 2. Click OK.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1600" style="position: absolute; top: 10244.25pt; left: 18pt; width: 230.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style3"><span style="font-size: 10.266666666666667pt; "><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800000; ">To Create a 2D Plot from a Data Set</span></span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1602" style="position: absolute; top: 10262.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 287.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">First define the subscript <b>i</b> to be the <b>range variable</b> from <b>1</b> to <b>6</b>.</p></div><div id="mc-region-1620" style="position: absolute; top: 10286.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1619" style="position: absolute; top: 10286.25pt; left: 144pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1618" style="position: absolute; top: 10286.25pt; left: 246pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1621" style="position: absolute; top: 10310.25pt; left: 48pt; width: 36.5pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>i : 1 ; 6</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1622" style="position: absolute; top: 10308.75pt; left: 138pt; width: 35.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0157_56422581.JPG" id="generatedImage1622" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0157_56422581.JPG" style="width: 35.25pt;height: 15.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1624" style="position: absolute; top: 10340.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 368.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Define the subscripted variable x<sub>i</sub> to have the values -3, 0, 2, 5, 7,8</p><p class="Style1">Use the <b><i>x</i></b><b><sub>n</sub></b> button from the <b>Matrix</b> toolbar for the subscript (or the keyboard ket <b>[</b> ).</p></div><div id="mc-region-1692" style="position: absolute; top: 10382.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1702" style="position: absolute; top: 10382.25pt; left: 222pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1703" style="position: absolute; top: 10382.25pt; left: 336pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1684" style="position: absolute; top: 10400.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 146pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>x [ i</b> [<b>Spacebar</b>] <b>:</b> <b>- 3, 0, 2, 5, 7</b> </p></div><div id="mc-region-1704" style="position: absolute; top: 10398pt; left: 228pt; width: 20.25pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0158_56422581.JPG" id="generatedImage1704" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0158_56422581.JPG" style="width: 20.25pt;height: 129.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1694" style="position: absolute; top: 10526.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 305.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1">Define the subscripted variable <i>y</i><sub>i</sub> to have the values -2, 1, 3, 6, 7, 11</p></div><div id="mc-region-1698" style="position: absolute; top: 10550.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>Type:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1725" style="position: absolute; top: 10550.25pt; left: 234pt; width: 38.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11"><b>See:</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1706" style="position: absolute; top: 10550.25pt; left: 342pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1701" style="position: absolute; top: 10568.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 158.75pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b>y [ i</b> [<b>Spacebar</b>] <b>: - 2, 1, 3, 6, 7, 11</b></p></div><div id="mc-region-1726" style="position: absolute; top: 10566pt; left: 234pt; width: 21pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0159_56422581.JPG" id="generatedImage1726" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0159_56422581.JPG" style="width: 21pt;height: 129.75pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1713" style="position: absolute; top: 10710pt; left: 324pt; width: 225.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0161_56422591.JPG" id="generatedImage1713" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0161_56422591.JPG" style="width: 225.75pt;height: 188.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1711" style="position: absolute; top: 10712.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 253.25pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Select </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Graph &gt; X-Y Plot</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> from the </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Insert</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> menu. In the </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">placeholder</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> on the horizontal axis</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;">, <br /><br /></span><b><span style="color: #800080; "><span style="font-style: normal;">type:</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span><b><span style="font-style: normal;">x [ i</span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">In the </span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">placeholder</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> on the vertical axis,<br /><br /></span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">type:</span></span></b><b><span style="font-style: normal;"> y [ i</span></b></p><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Then click outside the plot region to see the plot.</span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1718" style="position: absolute; top: 10844.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 263pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style11">Double-click your graph above to bring up the <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma', sans-serif;"><b><span><span style="color: #800080; ">X-Y Plot Formatting</span></span></b></span> dialog box:</p></div><div id="mc-region-1717" style="position: absolute; top: 10874.25pt; left: 36pt; width: 296pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><span style="color: #800080; ">Format the graph to see </span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">crossed axes.</span></b></p><p class="Style1"></p><p class="Style1"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">You will also need to format the plot as </span></span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">points. </span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">Click the <br /></span></span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">Traces</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> tab and scroll to the right to set Trace 1 </span></span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">Line</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; "> to "</span></span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">blank</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">" <br />and the </span></span><span style="color: #800080; "><b>Symbol </b></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">to a "</span></span><b><span style="color: #800080; ">filled in circle</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">" You can also pick the color</span></span></p><p class="Style1" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800080; ">of the Symbol.</span></span></p></div><div id="mc-region-1724" style="position: absolute; top: 10920pt; left: 336pt; width: 225.75pt; "><a name="" /><img border="0" src=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0163_56422591.JPG" id="generatedImage1724" path=".\Intro to Mathcad_images/IMG0163_56422591.JPG" style="width: 225.75pt;height: 188.25pt;"></img></div><div id="mc-region-1723" style="position: absolute; top: 10970.25pt; left: 42pt; width: 32pt; "><a name="" /><p class="Style1"><b><span style="color: #f0f; ">Try it!</span></b></p></div><div></div></body></html>