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Keys:
Display:
Description:
3
4
0.2500
Calculates 1 + 3 and
1 + 4. Addition is
deferred.
(=]
0.5833
Adds the two
reciprocals.
The exponentiation operator, [y*], can also be used to find roots of
positive numbers. For example, find /3 (which is equivalent to 3'/4):
Keys:
Display:
Description:
3
3.0000
Exponentiation.
4 (77x])(=]
1.3161
Reciprocal of power
will calculate the root.
Percent Functions
Percent
The ()
function performs two different operations:
B When there is no pending operator, or the last operator you entered
was (x], (2], or [¥*], pressing (\q])
divides the displayed number
by 100.
® When
or [=] is the pending operator, (]
interprets the dis-
played number as a percent and returns that percent of the number
preceding the
or [=].
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