Calculator Programs for the ACT
and how to use them
Programs you will want:
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Cat
Cube
Cylla
Dist
F2k
Line
Log
Math
Midpoint
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Polyinfo
Pyramid
Pythagor
Quadratic
Radsimp
Slope
Slvsystm
Trig
yintslop
Formula Programs:
Cube, Cylla, Pyramid, Trig
 These programs do not actually do
anything, they are used as references.
 Access them by going to “edit” for that
program.
 Be sure to use “quit” to go back to your
home screen, “clear” will erase lines of the
program.
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Programs with their own Menus:
F2k, Math
 These have several functions within a single
program.
 You must choose from the menu which
functions you wish to perform, then you
must follow the directions correctly for each
function
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F2k Menu 1:
Area
 Quadratic
 Sysofequations
 endpoint
 distance
 slope
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area:
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Surface area
Pythagorean
Pythag2
Circle
trapezoid
parallelogram
triangle
regpolygon
sysofequations:
2 variables
 3 variables
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F2k Menu 2:
Bfactor
 Factor
 Triangle
 Volume
 Radicalreducer
 English-Metric
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volume:
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cone
cube
cylinder
pyramid
rect. prism
sphere
trpzd prism
tringlr prism
english-metric
inches to cm
 cm. to inches
 oF to oC
 oC to oF
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F2k Menu 3:
asymptote
 boxnwisk
 piecewise
 ieangle
 sequence
 eqofacircle
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piecewise:
2 equations
 3 equations
 4 equations
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sequence:
arithmetic (1. supersum 2. number of terms
3. sum of finite 4. infinite limit
5. A x
B)
 geometric (1. sum of finite 2. sum of
infinite 3. infinite limit 4. A x B)
 sigma
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Math:
Area (list of formulas)
 Volume (list of formulas)
 Loan (calculates pmts & interest)
 Distance (calculates and gives formula)
 Midpoint (calculates and gives formula)
 Sales Tax (calculates tax and total price)
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triangle
all tri (find area: 1. by length 2. by SAS)
 right tri (find length of: 1. hypotenuse
2. a leg)
 special tri (1. 30-60-90 2. 45-45-90)
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Dist
finds the distance between two points
 gives the formula used
 tells the square root taken to find the
distance in case the answer is needed in
radical form
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Line
gives the formula for point-slope form
 the user inputs a point and the slope
 the program writes an equation in slopeintercept form
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Log
user inputs the “of” number (fatty) and the
base
 program gives the answer
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Midpoint
user gives two coordinates
 program gives the midpoint on two lines (x,
y)
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Pythagor
which side is missing
 program calculates the missing side when
the other two are given
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Quadratic
user inputs A, B and C
 the solution is given
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Radsimp
simplifies roots other than square
 index is the root, radicand is the number
under the radical
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Slope
asks for two points
 gives the slope in the form rise/run
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Slvsystm
ax + by = c
 dx + ey = f
 asks for a, b, c, d, e, f
 solves for x and y
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Yintslop
asks for two points
 gives the slope and y-intercept
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