Displaying Variables In An Equation

[craigster266]

Hi, I have to write a short program on the TI84 for a course. Now, I don't want to know the full solution. But can anyone tell me how I can display an expresson. For example, Multiplying out the brackets in (x+a)(x+ where the variables A and B have been generated randomly beforehand? The only workaround that I've found is to display the expression (using Disp ""), then display what the values of A and B are.

[craigster266]

I meant (x + , but it came out as a smilie!

[craigster266]

here's what I finally came up with. It's not pretty, but it works:

:ClrHome
:1→X
:randInt(‾5,5)→A
:randInt(‾5,5)→B
:Output(1,1,"MULTIPLY OUT"):Output(2,1,"THE BRACKETS")
:Output(3,1,"TO FIND THE")
:Output(4,1,"COEFFIENT OF X")
:Output(5,1,"AND THE CONSTANT")
:Output(6,1,"IN (X+A)(X+B )")
:Output(7,1,"WHERE A IS"):Output(7,12,A)
:Output(8,1,"AND B IS"):Output(8,10,B 0
:X*B→C
:X*A→D
:A*B→E
:Pause
:ClrHome
:Disp "THE COEFFICIENT"
:Input "OF X?",T
:Input "CONSTANT?",S
:C+D→F
:Disp "COEFFICIENT"
:Disp "OF X IS",F
:Disp "B IS",E
:If T=F and S=E
:Then
:Disp "CORRECT"
:Else
:Disp "WRONG"

[tifreak8x]

Sorry for the delay in replies, I will take a look at this code here after while and see what I can't come up with that would be smaller or more efficient. ^ ^