Calculator Programs for the ACT

and how to use themand how to use them

Programs you will want:

CatCat CubeCube CyllaCylla DistDist F2kF2k LineLine LogLog MathMath MidpointMidpoint

PolyinfoPolyinfo PyramidPyramid PythagorPythagor QuadraticQuadratic RadsimpRadsimp SlopeSlope SlvsystmSlvsystm TrigTrig yintslopyintslop

Formula Programs:

Cube, Cylla, Pyramid, TrigCube, Cylla, Pyramid, Trig These programs do not actually do These programs do not actually do

anything, they are used as references.anything, they are used as references. Access them by going to “edit” for that Access them by going to “edit” for that

program.program. Be sure to use “quit” to go back to your Be sure to use “quit” to go back to your

home screen, “clear” will erase lines of the home screen, “clear” will erase lines of the program.program.

Programs with their own Menus:

F2k, MathF2k, Math These have several functions within a single These have several functions within a single

program. program. You must choose from the menu which You must choose from the menu which

functions you wish to perform, then you functions you wish to perform, then you must follow the directions correctly for each must follow the directions correctly for each functionfunction

F2k Menu 1:

AreaArea QuadraticQuadratic SysofequationsSysofequations endpointendpoint distancedistance slopeslope

area:

Surface areaSurface area PythagoreanPythagorean Pythag2Pythag2 CircleCircle trapezoidtrapezoid parallelogramparallelogram triangletriangle regpolygonregpolygon

sysofequations:

2 variables2 variables 3 variables3 variables

F2k Menu 2:

BfactorBfactor FactorFactor TriangleTriangle VolumeVolume RadicalreducerRadicalreducer English-MetricEnglish-Metric

volume:

conecone cubecube cylindercylinder pyramidpyramid rect. prismrect. prism spheresphere trpzd prismtrpzd prism tringlr prismtringlr prism

english-metric

inches to cminches to cm cm. to inchescm. to inches ooF to F to ooCC ooC to C to ooFF

F2k Menu 3:

asymptoteasymptote boxnwiskboxnwisk piecewisepiecewise ieangleieangle sequencesequence eqofacircleeqofacircle

piecewise:

2 equations2 equations 3 equations3 equations 4 equations4 equations

sequence:

arithmetic (1. supersum 2. number of terms arithmetic (1. supersum 2. number of terms 3. sum of finite 4. infinite limit 5. A x 3. sum of finite 4. infinite limit 5. A x B)B)

geometric (1. sum of finite 2. sum of geometric (1. sum of finite 2. sum of infinite 3. infinite limit 4. A x B)infinite 3. infinite limit 4. A x B)

sigmasigma

Math:

Area (list of formulas)Area (list of formulas) Volume (list of formulas)Volume (list of formulas) Loan (calculates pmts & interest)Loan (calculates pmts & interest) Distance (calculates and gives formula)Distance (calculates and gives formula) Midpoint (calculates and gives formula)Midpoint (calculates and gives formula) Sales Tax (calculates tax and total price)Sales Tax (calculates tax and total price)

triangle

all tri (find area: 1. by length 2. by SAS)all tri (find area: 1. by length 2. by SAS) right tri (find length of: 1. hypotenuse right tri (find length of: 1. hypotenuse

2. a leg)2. a leg) special tri (1. 30-60-90 2. 45-45-90)special tri (1. 30-60-90 2. 45-45-90)

Dist

finds the distance between two pointsfinds the distance between two points gives the formula usedgives the formula used tells the square root taken to find the tells the square root taken to find the

distance in case the answer is needed in distance in case the answer is needed in radical formradical form

Line

gives the formula for point-slope formgives the formula for point-slope form the user inputs a point and the slopethe user inputs a point and the slope the program writes an equation in slope-the program writes an equation in slope-

intercept formintercept form

Log

user inputs the “of” number (fatty) and the user inputs the “of” number (fatty) and the basebase

program gives the answerprogram gives the answer

Midpoint

user gives two coordinatesuser gives two coordinates program gives the midpoint on two lines (x, program gives the midpoint on two lines (x,

y)y)

Pythagor

which side is missingwhich side is missing program calculates the missing side when program calculates the missing side when

the other two are giventhe other two are given

Quadratic

user inputs A, B and Cuser inputs A, B and C the solution is giventhe solution is given

Radsimp

simplifies roots other than squaresimplifies roots other than square index is the root, radicand is the number index is the root, radicand is the number

under the radicalunder the radical

Slope

asks for two points asks for two points gives the slope in the form rise/rungives the slope in the form rise/run

Slvsystm

ax + by = cax + by = c dx + ey = fdx + ey = f asks for a, b, c, d, e, fasks for a, b, c, d, e, f solves for x and ysolves for x and y

Yintslop

asks for two pointsasks for two points gives the slope and y-interceptgives the slope and y-intercept