Summary of Contents for Texas Instruments MultiView TI-30XS
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What do you need to know about the TI-30XS calculator? The math section of the GED is divided into two sections. You can not use a calculator for the first section, which is 5 questions. You can use a calculator for the second section. Even in the section where the calculator is allowed, you won’t need it for many of the questions.
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Exponents o Taking a number to the 2nd power (squaring) can be done with the x key. First press the number you want to square and then press For example: To find 13 , you would press 13 and then o To raise numbers to other exponents (higher than the second power), first press the base number, then and then the exponent.
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Roots o Square roots: , the number you want to find the square root of. o Cube roots: For example: To find the square root of 144: , 144 To find the cube root of 216: , 216 Note: The GED is limited to square roots (“to the 2nd power”) and cube roots (“to the 3rd power”).
Useful, but not necessary: ● Creating in-out tables from functions (y = 2x + 1, for example): ● To enter a fraction into the calculator, press , then the numerator, then the down arrow , then the denominator, then the right arrow Don’t worry too much about this.