Math Operations - Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS - Graphing Calculator Manual Book

M value
EOS™ rules (Chapter 1) determine when negation is evaluated. For example, L
negative number, because squaring is evaluated before negation. Use parentheses to square a
negated number, as in
On the TI-84 Plus, the negation symbol (M) is shorter and higher than the subtraction sign (N),
Note:
which is displayed when you press ¹.
Pi
p (Pi, y B) is stored as a constant in the TI-84 Plus. In calculations, the TI-84 Plus uses
3.1415926535898 for p.

MATH Operations

MATH Menu
menu, press .
To display the
MATH
MATH NUM CPX PRB
1:
4Frac
2:
4Dec
3: 3
4: 3
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5:
x
‡
6: fMin(
7: fMax(
8: nDeriv(
2
.
( 4)
L
Displays the answer as a fraction.
Displays the answer as a decimal.
Calculates the cube.
Calculates the cube root.
th
Calculates the x root.
Finds the minimum of a function.
Finds the maximum of a function.
Computes the numerical derivative.
Chapter 2: Math, Angle, and Test Operations
2
returns a
4
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