Parentheses And Editing; Calculator Activity - Sharp EL-W516B Operation Manual

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OBJECTIVE: To perform basic operations with parentheses by finding the volume of a
sphere, by recalling the expressions, and editing them to perform a new
calculation.
The volume of a sphere is defined to be Volume
radius of the sphere.
1. Given the radius is
STEP 1: Enter
STEP 2: Insert the pi symbol by pressing
STEP 3: Enter
STEP 4: Raise
STEP 5: Calculate the answer by pressing
2. Edit the previous equation and solve the volume of the sphere given
the radius is 1. Then convert the answer to a decimal
STEP 1: Recall the previous equation by pressing
STEP 2: Move the cursor so it is to the immediate right of the third
STEP 3: Delete the power, the parenthesis, the 2, and the square root by
STEP 4: Enter the number 1 by pressing
STEP 5: Raise 1 to the third power by pressing
STEP 6: Calculate the answer by pressing
STEP 7: Press

Calculator Activity

PARENTHESES AND EDITING

2
find the volume of the sphere.
4
by pressing
3
2
by pressing
2
to the third power by pressing
power.
pressing
five times.
to convert it to an improper fraction. Press
one more time to convert it to a decimal.
followed by
16
4
r 
3
, where r is the
3
.
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and then
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or
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