Synthetic Roots Program for the TI 82 and 83

Go to PRGM, NEW and name the program and then hit ENTER

Type the following:

:Disp "DEGREE="
:Prompt N
:N + 1 ® dim (L₂)
:N + 1 ® dim (L₁)
:For (I, 0, N, 1)
:Disp "A SUB", N – I, "="
:Input A
:A® L₁(I + 1)
:End
:Repeat D=0
:Prompt C
:L₁(1)® L₂(1)
:For(J, 1, N, 1)
:C*L₂(J) + L₁(J + 1) ® L₂(J + 1)
:End
:ClrHome
:Pause L₂
:Disp "CONTINUE?"
:Disp "ENTER 0 FOR NO,"
:Disp "1 FOR YES"
:Input D
:End
:

NOTES:

• Commands like ClrHome, Disp, End, For, Pause, Prompt, and Repeat can be found by pressing Prog when you are already in the program edit mode and scrolling through the menus there.
• A new colon (:) appears every time you Enter.
• Hit Sto to get the arrow symbol (® ).
• A blank space in text is represented by on your calculator keyboard.
• The equal sign (=) is located in the Test menu.

Click here to see an example problem using this program.