Texas Instruments MultiView TI-30XS Quick Start Manual

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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. You can use a

calculator for the Math, Science, and Social Studies sections of the GED.

However, it is important that you are comfortable with the calculator so

that it can be used as a support in the calculator-allowed section of the

test.

Some things test takers should know about the calculator:

● Use

instead of

● To erase screen:

● Use the arrow keys to move the cursor. This includes moving up to previous

calculations:

● Basic arithmetic operations (multiplication, division, addition, subtraction).

● The difference between the negative number key and the subtraction key.

o Negative sign:

o Subtraction:

● Convert from fraction to decimal:

Practice:

What fraction is

equivalent to 0.875?

b. What is -344 divided by 4?

What is -24 times 3?

d. Which is smaller,

or 0.875?

Draft updated - January 2022

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Page 1 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.
Page 2 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.
Page 3 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”).
Page 4: Additional Resources
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.
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