Actually, HP 42s, Free42 and DM42 should have a standard interactive derivative function as the integral one, using custom menu:ferni123 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:09 pm
Then, how do you compute the 2nd derivative?
Step 0: Write the new function/program FF as explained above
Step 1: Type FF in Alpha register
Step 2: Type 2 in X-register
Step 3: Run DERIV function
Step 4: Set value of A in the menu with the number you like (type the value in the x-register and press the A option in the soft menu)
Step 5: Set the value of x where you would like to evaluate the 2nd derivative, for instance 1. (type 1 in the x-register and press the X option in the soft menu)
Step 6: Press again on the X option in the soft menu to indicate that you would like to derivative using the X variable
Step 7: You get in X-register the value of the 2nd derivative of FF evaluated in X=1
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∂f(x)
menu -> choose function, choose order, choose point, choose accuracy -> result
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