What's stopping my TI-83 from displaying my graph

[FrizzleBear]

Hi there. With my TI-83 I'm trying to input an equation using the "STAT PLOT" tool, and on the y1 line.
My textbook tells me to model the equation A = 2500*(1.05)^t, but when I input

2500*(1.05)^t, I can't seem to get enough to show up
Other generic equations seem to be fine; something like 3x + 2, so what could I be doing wrong? From what I can tell, it's probably not anything to do with zooming.​

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Hi there. With my TI-83 I'm trying to input an equation using the "STAT PLOT" tool, and on the y1 line.
My textbook tells me to model the equation A = 2500*(1.05)^t, but when I input

2500*(1.05)^t, I can't seem to get enough to show up
Other generic equations seem to be fine; something like 3x + 2, so what could I be doing wrong? From what I can tell, it's probably not anything to do with zooming.​

At t=0, what is the value of A?

Is that within the y range of your calculator?

 

[FrizzleBear]

At t=0, what is the value of A?

Is that within the y range of your calculator?

2500 * 1.06^0
= 2500

To answer your second question, I'm honestly not sure. How can I check that?

 

[Deleted member 4993]

2500 * 1.06^0
= 2500

To answer your second question, I'm honestly not sure. How can I check that?

Check your User's Manual!!

 

[Otis]

I'm not sure this is available for stats plots, but try ZoomFit (this feature fits range settings YMin and YMax to accommodate the domain values you have entered for XMin and XMax).

Press the Zoom button, to get the zoom menu.